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Q: How to locally sync an iPhone with OS X Mavericks? iCloud is NOT an option.

I read that OS X Mavericks will no longer allow me to use iTunes to sync my iPhone to a local system but makes iCloud mandatory? Is that correct?

 

iCloud is not a valid option for me since I have no control about my data there, I need to keep all my data (contacts, calendar...) on a system under my control and so far iTunes allowed me to do that which was one of the reasons I didn't even consider Android or Windows Phone.

OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)

Posted on Oct 20, 2013 8:54 AM

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Q: How to locally sync an iPhone with OS X Mavericks? iCloud is NOT an option.

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  • by florian170,

    florian170 florian170 Nov 13, 2013 3:49 PM in response to petermac87
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    Nov 13, 2013 3:49 PM in response to petermac87

    Fine. I dont want you to live without icloud.... But leave me my local sync.

     

    What is the logic behind forcing people to do icloud.

     

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  • by florian170,

    florian170 florian170 Nov 13, 2013 3:54 PM in response to petermac87
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    Nov 13, 2013 3:54 PM in response to petermac87

    Hey petermac87, are you the next shift of apple clerks managing the forum for the company and trying to male people sending their data apple?

     

    The previous guy tried to insist that lical sync still works. I see that we are a step further. Denying if over...

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Nov 13, 2013 4:07 PM in response to florian170
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    Nov 13, 2013 4:07 PM in response to florian170

    Invoking Godwins Law will not go unnoticed here florian.

  • by petermac87,

    petermac87 petermac87 Nov 13, 2013 4:12 PM in response to florian170
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    Nov 13, 2013 4:12 PM in response to florian170

    What you post here florian, can be and may be used against you in a Court Of Law.

     

    Pete

  • by IdrisSeabright,

    IdrisSeabright IdrisSeabright Nov 13, 2013 5:39 PM in response to Csound1
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    Nov 13, 2013 5:39 PM in response to Csound1

    Csound1 wrote:

     

    Invoking Godwins Law will not go unnoticed here florian.

    It's at least the second time it's been invoked in this thread (by a different person the first time). 

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Nov 13, 2013 5:33 PM in response to IdrisSeabright
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    Nov 13, 2013 5:33 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

    I know, Mr Godwin must be chuckling.

  • by mshasegawa,

    mshasegawa mshasegawa Nov 13, 2013 9:06 PM in response to Gerrit7
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    Nov 13, 2013 9:06 PM in response to Gerrit7

    All the childishness aside, many of us need to get back the option to locally sync contacts. iClould is fine and handy, but, I for one am not ready to relinquish my rolodex to a system I'm not 100% sure about, in terms of data integrity and security.

     

    Let's also remember that the "data conflict resolution" process is a blackbox with iCloud.

  • by petermac87,

    petermac87 petermac87 Nov 13, 2013 9:11 PM in response to mshasegawa
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    Nov 13, 2013 9:11 PM in response to mshasegawa

    mshasegawa wrote:

     

    All the childishness aside, many of us need to get back the option to locally sync contacts. iClould is fine and handy, but, I for one am not ready to relinquish my rolodex to a system I'm not 100% sure about, in terms of data integrity and security.

     

    Let's also remember that the "data conflict resolution" process is a blackbox with iCloud.

    At present you can 1. sendback to Apple

     

                                   2. Revert to you previous OSX from the backup you made before installing Maverick

     

                                   3, Wait and hope

     

    Requesting an old feature be reimplemented here, will not get to the appropriate people.

     

    http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html

     

    Cheers

     

    Pete

  • by ciu5781,

    ciu5781 ciu5781 Nov 13, 2013 10:05 PM in response to handsOFFmydata
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    Nov 13, 2013 10:05 PM in response to handsOFFmydata

    handsOFFmydata wrote:

     

    You say this over and over ... and I do appreciate the notion ... if applied equally to everybody.

     

    Why don't you say the same to those in multiple dots camp who deny others this very right?

    haha, that exactly explains that Meg is just picking someone who he doesn't like and telling his "term of service" logic. Sadly not for the constructive discussion but his self-satisfaction. Yea sadly.

  • by brollyjohn,

    brollyjohn brollyjohn Nov 14, 2013 4:20 AM in response to mshasegawa
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    Nov 14, 2013 4:20 AM in response to mshasegawa

    Just to add to what Pete said, you can,

     

    At present you can 1. sendback to Apple

     

                                   2. Revert to you previous OSX from the backup you made before installing Maverick

     

                                   3. Wait and hope

     

                                       4. Download OSX server

     

                                       5. Buy a windows computer to locally sync with your iphone because they still can do that

     

                                       6. Get rid of your iphone/ipad and get an equally non-syncable android smartphone/tablet

     

    Everyone should become developers if you're into option #4.

     

    It's free OSX server time for developers apparently...

     

    http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/10/24/apple-offers-developers-free-copies-of -os-x-server-for-mavericks-in-bid-to-keep-apps-fresh

     

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  • by patrick.fr,

    patrick.fr patrick.fr Nov 14, 2013 12:56 AM in response to brollyjohn
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    Nov 14, 2013 12:56 AM in response to brollyjohn

    hello

     

    you could also send messages to Apple support every Apple send you a mail

    thats wat i done every time they contact me to purchase Apple

     

    exemple :

    re bonjour

     

    je viens de recevoir un mail de votre part avec "Notre sélection de cadeaux pour Noël."

    le meilleur cadeau que vous puissiez me faire serait de remettre la fonctionnalité de synchronisation USB ou Wifi sans passer par ICloud pour mon agenda et mes contacts Iphone

    en attendant je vais aller faire mes courses de Noël ailleurs que chez vous

     

    in bad english

     

    hello

    i received your mail to buy Aplle on line for Chrismas

    the best gift you can give me will be to offer the possibility to syncronise with USB or Wifi without OCloud for my agnda and contact on Iphone

     

    since i have not this posisbility i am going to buy my Chrimas gifts elsewhere

  • by tekknosaurus,

    tekknosaurus tekknosaurus Nov 14, 2013 12:56 AM in response to Gerrit7
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    Nov 14, 2013 12:56 AM in response to Gerrit7

    OMG. So many trolls out there. Just back to the technical part and away from bashing each other ...

     

    I got a question:

     

    I am running a OS X Server for syncing the cal and cards. Makes no sense just for that but it is the only way helping me keep working without using the cloud. Doens´t matter why I don´t want to use it - it´s my decision.

     

    Knows anybody the way to import my old calendars (about 10) to the server like they are? all things from the old into a new on the server? I don´t have time to playing around, maybe it is simple...

     

    Please just technical and problemsolving answers. thanks!

  • by ChrisW£,

    ChrisW£ ChrisW£ Nov 14, 2013 2:07 AM in response to tekknosaurus
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    Nov 14, 2013 2:07 AM in response to tekknosaurus

    Export each of your calendars as a .ics file.

     

    Under 'All OS X server' create a calendar to match each of your original calendar names and then import the corresponding .ics file into each.

     

    Chris.

  • by James Richards,

    James Richards James Richards Nov 14, 2013 3:27 AM in response to tekknosaurus
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    Nov 14, 2013 3:27 AM in response to tekknosaurus

    Each old calendar in your 'On my Mac' account must be exported. After that you import it into your OSX Server account. I think you will have to do this process separately for each of your ten calendars. Once you are satisifed that the events are properly imported you will want to hide (and maybe in due course delete) the 'On my Mac' calendars. While they remain visible, you will get doouble appointments showing.

     

    James

  • by tekknosaurus,

    tekknosaurus tekknosaurus Nov 14, 2013 3:40 AM in response to Gerrit7
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    Nov 14, 2013 3:40 AM in response to Gerrit7

    Thanks Chris & James. Sounds too easy, but I will try that later today

     

    Next is the portforwarding from my router to have the sync via dynamic ip from outer space...

     

    And I think - when it all runs perfectly the OS X 10.9.1 will add the local sync via wifi and all happy

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