How can I change my primary apple id for my mac

I am just setting up my new mac and I accidentally put the wrong email for my apple id and now it is set as my primary id for my computer.  I have an old email that my apple id was originally connected to.  All of my files and music are synced to that id.  I tried to change the email to the one I accidentally entered thinking it would be a quick fix, but when I did that in mac set up it was like setting up a new id all together.  ( so now that email is taken)  How can I fix this to where I can connect this computer to my old apple id and get rid of the the id its associated with now?
Thank you!

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