How do I save NOTES file on my computer hard disk? I DO NOT want to save this file on the iCloud.

I did as you have suggested and did the following:

1. I have used preferences from Notes menu
2. I  have turned on  "On My Mac"  indicator 

Now I see the new NOTE under the On My Mac folder. This is great. Most probably it is OK now.  

From the screen shot I am attaching , you can see that the file is not under ALL iCloud folder, but under the On My Mac folder

Is this how I see that file is really on my hard disk and not on iCloud?

Is not there a way to see the attributes of any file ? something like "it is writable". or "you can run this file. it is executable"

or "

Where can I see attributes of this file, that indicates that NOTES file is not on the iCloud but on my MacBookAir computer hard disk?

I have attached the screenshot of my desktop

Any feedback is greatly appreciated. 

Thanks a lot. 

Grigory.

Thanks for the answer.

You are saying:

1. "You don’t need an internet account to use Notes. You can store notes only on your Mac, but these notes won’t appear on your other devices." ----> This is OK. I understand this.
2. You are saying

"drag existing notes to On My Mac"

I understand what "drag existing notes to On My Mac" means. You say to drag my NOTES file into My Mac folder . I understand that.

1. You are saying:

"After turning on "On My Mac" ----> But I can not find a way to

turn on "On My Mac" ??????

Any feedback is greatly appreciated. 

Thanks a lot. 

Grigory.