How do I delete Notes on iCloud but not iPhone

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How do I delete Notes on iCloud but not iPhone

Of the 35 Notes on my iPhone, 17 are also listed in the iCloud folder. Some of these I do not want in iCloud. How do I delete a note from iCloud but not lose it on my iPhone?

iPhone 6 Plus

Posted on Aug 21, 2019 9:37 AM

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rockmyplimsoul

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Aug 21, 2019 1:35 PM in response to 2yrold

You can move the notes out of iCloud and save locally on the iPhone. In the Notes app, tap on Edit at the top-right, then select the note(s) you want to move, then tap on Move To..., then choose On my iPhone as the destination.

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2yrold Author

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Aug 21, 2019 1:46 PM in response to rockmyplimsoul

Thank you! That worked perfectly for 90% of notes. It's weird that 4 notes repeatedly "copy/paste" to the new destination instead of just move there. But all the rest went to a new "former iCloud" folder on my iPhone and are no longer in iCloud. Just to be extra cautious, I'll paste those 4 weirdos into a word document before deleting them from iCloud.

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