ICloud is asking me for my old Apple ID which is with an email that no longer exists. How do I change it to my new Apple ID?

iCloud is asking me for my old Apple ID which is with an email that no longer exists. How do I change it to my new Apple ID?

If you renamed your iCloud ID and need to change it on your device, go to Settings>iCloud, tap Delete Account, then sign back in with the new ID.  This deletes the account and your iCloud data from your device, but not from iCloud.  Provided you are signing back into the same account, your iCloud data will reappear on your device when you sign back in.
To avoid losing photo stream photos, save them to your camera roll (if not already there) before deleting the account.  To do this, open your my photo stream album, tap Edit, tap the photos, tap Share, then tap Save to Camera Roll.

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