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I have 300 books in Apple Books. I have always been able to sync them via Finder to my iPhone/iPad and my wife's.
No more.
The Books tab in the FInder window is completely empty. Not a single book.
Why has the book synchronisation stopped working
iPhone 13 Pro
If you don’t see a book in your Books library, or your books and PDFs aren’t syncing across devices
If you don’t see a book in your library or if your purchases, files, Collections, or edits aren’t syncing, learn what to do.
Follow these steps first
If you don’t see a book in your library
If your Books Store purchases aren’t syncing across devices
If your imported Books, PDFs, or other files aren’t syncing across devices
If your edits, annotations, or highlights aren’t syncing across devices
If your Collections aren’t syncing across devices
If you don’t see a book in your library
On your iPhone or iPad
On your Mac
> System Settings, then click your name in the sidebar. Click iCloud on the right, then click iCloud Drive. Turn on Sync this Mac. > System Settings, then click your name in the sidebar. Click iCloud on the right, then click iCloud Drive. Click Show More Apps, then scroll and make sure Books is turned on.If you previously deleted a book, you might need to redownload it on the device you don’t see it on. Learn how to redownload books you previously deleted.
If you previously hid a book on one of your devices, you might need to unhide it in order to see it again. Learn how to unhide a book in the Books app.
If your Books Store purchases aren’t syncing across devices
If you purchased a book or audiobook from the Books Store on one device, but it doesn’t show up on your other devices, try these steps:
> System Settings. > System Settings, then click your name. Click iCloud on the right, then click iCloud Drive, then make sure Sync this Mac is turned on.If your imported Books, PDFs, or other files aren’t syncing across devices
If you imported or saved a PDF or another type of digital publication on one device, but it doesn’t show up on all of your devices, try these steps:
> System Settings. > System Settings, then click your name. Click iCloud > iCloud Drive, then make sure Sync this Mac is turned on.If your edits, annotations, or highlights aren’t syncing
If you made edits, annotations, or highlights to a book or PDF, but they don’t show up on all of your devices, try these steps:
> System Settings.If your Collections aren’t syncing across your devices
If you created a Collection on one of your devices, but it doesn’t show up on all of your devices, try these steps:
> System Settings.All that is very well and good, thank you. But it all tells me how to sync via iCloud and that is not what I am asking for.
What I'm after is the good old sync via Finder and USB. It has always worked - and it works fine for music, movies, photos,... Everything except for Books. The tab for books in the finder window is empty. Not one of the books that are present in Apple Books show up.
Why? Has Finder synchronisation of books been discontinued? 🤷♂️
Anyone?
Many books in Apple Books - none show up for Finder sync
