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Is there an iTunes alternative available, which has a simple GUI (like the good old foobar/Winamp f.e.) and does have a sync option for iPhone/iPod? For movies and tv series iTunes is a great tool (in connection with an Apple TV), but i like a simple folder structure - customized to my prefs - much more easier to manage. If there a players with a simple GUI - Artist/Album + Artwork would suffice - and you need an extra app for syncing - i could live with that, as long as syncing is not getting too complicated. One of the many reasons for this is, that iTunes sometimes 'looses' single files from my library and I'm fed up with re-ripping CDs, because iTunes lost a single file again. No, i don't have a library backup, just because it's too big for this. I have approx. 1600 albums in lossless quality in my collection, that's almost 6TB.

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This behavior happened in all versions of iTunes over the last 5 years, even with different hard disks for my media library. For me it is definitely an issue with iTunes/OSX. Is there an iTunes alternative available, which has a simple GUI (like the good old foobar/Winamp f.e.) and does have a sync option for iPhone/iPod? For movies and tv series iTunes is a great tool (in connection with an Apple TV), but i like a simple folder structure - customized to my prefs - much more easier to manage. If there a players with a simple GUI - Artist/Album + Artwork would suffice - and you need an extra app for syncing - i could live with that, as long as syncing is not getting too complicated. One of the many reasons for this is, that iTunes sometimes 'looses' single files from my library and I'm fed up with re-ripping CDs, because iTunes lost a single file again. No, i don't have a library backup, just because it's too big for this.

I have approx. 1600 albums in lossless quality in my collection, that's almost 6TB. This behavior happened in all versions of iTunes over the last 5 years, even with different hard disks for my media library.

For me it is definitely an issue with iTunes/OSX. JRiver looks similar bloated like iTunes, It's a complete media center, not a music player.

Since the collection is in lossless quality, the needed space is not a big surprise. I have a HDD stack with RAID 5, so one drive at a time can get corrupted with no problem. I already had to change a drive some months ago. Thank you for your input, but VOX didn't survive the initial test run over a few days. The forced backup option via LOOP for syncing is a deal breaker. The iOS player looks exactly the same as the stock player, minus the missing artwork in detail view. It's a shame, that there's nothing available similar to Foobar or Winamp for OSX.

I will keep looking and hoping. JRiver looks similar bloated like iTunes, It's a complete media center, not a music player. Since the collection is in lossless quality, the needed space is not a big surprise. I have a HDD stack with RAID 5, so one drive at a time can get corrupted with no problem.

I already had to change a drive some months ago. Thank you for your input, but VOX didn't survive the initial test run over a few days. The forced backup option via LOOP for syncing is a deal breaker.

The iOS player looks exactly the same as the stock player, minus the missing artwork in detail view. It's a shame, that there's nothing available similar to Foobar or Winamp for OSX. I will keep looking and hoping. Click to expand.Yes it is a surprise. 1600 songs doesn't typically take up anywhere close to 6 TB. J River doesn't require you to pull in every file.

You simply pull in the files you want to use, so you can only use it for music if you please. There is no store, apps, Apple Music involved. One of the many upsides is that it can also be controlled via a remote app or you can use the remote app to send audio to your iOS device. It has special settings for headphones and other features. I have only used it on Windows, though.

As a side note, I have a Synology NAS with 4 drives running their version of RAID. I went on vacation and came back to two drives being dead. They are in the same enclosure on the same power outlet (UPS) and we apparently had a bad storm while I was away. I had to throw out the 2 discs. Luckily, I only use the Synology as a backup, so was able to start over without losing data. However, if you want to trust it with your only library, go for it.

Keeping data in sync on your Mac with any devices you may have can be a real challenge. We don't just mean back it up on Mac OS X for further recovery, or transferring folders with files to your Mac, but a real sync with macOS applications like iCal, Address Book, iTunes and Photos.

Since Sync Service was removed from OS X starting from version 10.9, there are not too many solutions that can sync data directly between Mac apps and devices offline, the majority of tools offer cloud sync. We rounded up top 7 Mac synchronization apps from Google search that position themselves as Mac OS X sync apps (online or offline). PRO Though claims itself to be a sync tool, it is actually a backup/restore tool. Let’s take a closer look. Supported devices.

PRO allows backing up data on Mac OS X to file server, or your PowerBook, or a FireWire disk, so that the files on both are up-to-date. You can even make a bootable backup to a disk image over a network. Sync options. In case of this app it would be more correct to name this section Backup options.

There is a lot of them in fact. You can back up personal data as well as folders with files. Besides this Synchronize!

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Pro backs up your OS X startup disk to another hard disk, so that the backup disk is bootable. You can run your backups automatically and schedule them. PRO is a great app for data backup and restore, but if you are particularly looking for syncing, this app won’t help. 4.GoodSync is a nice piece of software that offers sync options as well as backup/restore.

Supported devices. GoodSync automatically backs up and syncs files on your Mac OS X with any computer, drive or mobile device. With this app you can sync files between your computer, mobile devices, FTP, SFTP, Amazon S3, Google Drive, SkyDrive, WebDAV, Azure. You can back up data to portable drives, mobile devices and to FTP, S3, GDocs, SkyDrive, DAV or another computer.

Sync options. GoodSync allows syncing folders with files between supported devices. Note that sync is performed only between pair of folders, not between folder and Mac app (iTunes, Photos). GoodSync offers a wide range of devices you can sync data on your Mac with, but the list of sync options is rather poor - no possibility to sync contacts, calendars; no interaction with built-in macOS apps. 5.Online services Here we’ve gathered together top 3 cloud sync services. The main advantage of these tools is that you can access data you are storing in the cloud from any device provided that this device is connected to Internet.

Among the disadvantages is that not all of them offer interaction with Mac OS X apps or allow storing and syncing personal data like contacts and calendars. Is a native cloud storage for Apple devices. The main advantage of iCloud is that you can not only store data in it, you can also manage personal data in iCal, Address Book, Reminders, etc. Directly in iCloud account. How did we rate best apps to synchronize Mac? In order to objectively talk about macOS synchronization we need to start from the point that this is a limited OS in terms of connection and synchronizing with other devices.

If you want to connect an macOS device with other devices from, everything will go smooth, however, it’s a totally different story when trying the same thing with third-party devices. Several years back, Apple removed the built-in Sync Service which allowed data syncing between macOS and other devices. This means that some extra work had to be put in to compare the functionality of apps that allow Mac syncing. Key factors we considered while choosing best macOS synchronization software. Functionality. In order for an app to be worth mentioned and used it must support transfer and syncing for all data type.

This includes folders, media, contacts and calendar notes. You wouldn’t want different apps to synchronize Mac data piece by piece, right? That’s why you need one app that can handle it all.

Flexibility. You don’t have to be a tech genius to perform data transfer and sync, however, this operation is not at all an easy process. That’s why you need the best Mac OS X synchronization software to make the entire process smoother while allowing you to tweak a lot of things when it comes to data transfer. OS support. Since macOS is updated constantly, the app you buy for making the data transfer has to also withstand the latest version of macOS. App’s lifecycle.

The one thing that makes a reliable Mac synchronization software the best one is constant improvement and updates. All possible support you get from the developer in the form of freshly updated version is a must for a good sync tool. Hope this list will help you choose the most appropriate sync solution according your sync needs.

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