Notes app - want to take a few hundred notes out of the app and save them. Is it possible?

[iMas70]

I want to clean up my Notes app and take a few hundred notes out of it but save them in case I need them in the future? Is this possible. The main thing is I don't want someone to be able to see them in rare instance they are in my phone. I guess I could lock each one. With that, seems they have to be done one by one.

 

[FeliApple]

I’d lock them one by one - you just do it once.

 

[Rich B22]

I want to clean up my Notes app and take a few hundred notes out of it but save them in case I need them in the future? Is this possible. The main thing is I don't want someone to be able to see them in rare instance they are in my phone. I guess I could lock each one. With that, seems they have to be done one by one.

I agree that locking them might be best, however,with a few hundred to do, it could get tedious one at a time.
Haven't done this, but a quick search shows these 2 different methods to export notes and then you could just delete them from your phone. Of course, they'd also be gone from iCloud, but you'd have the exported versions on your desktop machine.

How to Export Your Apple Notes as PDF Files on Any Device

When you've finished writing up your notes, export them from the Apple Notes app as a PDF file to share or prevent further changes.

www.makeuseof.com

The Best Way to Bulk Export Your Apple Notes

Use this app to back up or export all of your Apple Notes files in one click.

lifehacker.com

Good luck

 

[NoBoMac]

iMazing does a good job of exporting Notes.

Shortcuts app. Can put together a Shortcut to take as input Notes and then export as RTF or PDF. Make the Shortcut(s) available in the Share Sheet, select multiple Notes, Share...