If i sign out of iCloud will I lose photos and docs off my Mac?

I am in the process of changing my email address which means changing my AppleID. In 'how to change your ID' you are meant to sign out of iCloud. I get warnings that if I sign out any docs, photos etc which have not been imported will be deleted from my computer.
how do i know if they have been imported and I won't lose them?
and
is there an easy way to change your ID on your Mac? it was easy on phone
iOS X10.9.5
Cheers

They will still be in iCloud. Provided you are signing back into the same account (just with and updated email address) and not changing accounts, your data will download back to your Mac when you sign back in.
You might want to make sure your my photo stream photos are imported to iPhoto before signing out. To do this, open iPhoto, control-click on the My Photo Stream album and choose "Import". If it says "Show in Library" instead of Import, they have already been imported to your library.

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How to sign out from icloud without losing my photos ??

how to sign out from icloud without losing my photos ??

Welcome to the Apple Community.
You can sign into more than one account at once, providing you only need one primary account, what exactly are you trying to do.

If i sign out of iCloud will any of my photos be lost from iPhoto on my mac

Hi
I have got myself in a bit of a mess after changing the email address linked to my apple id as the old address was no longer valid. I have change the apple id but i need to sign out of iCloud ss the old ID is no longer valid. I want to check that if I do sign out of I cloud my iPhoto library on my imac will be safe as there are some scary messages displayed when I am in the process of signing out saying that any photo's not imported will be deleted from my computer!
Common sense tells me that you must be able to sign out without it deleting all the photos from your computer, but I would like to check with someone who knows!
I am operating OS X on an iMac.
Thank you and sorry to be a pain!!

You just need to open iPhoto on your iMac and move any photos in the Shared iCloud section (in the pane on the left of iPhoto) into an Event or Events if they already haven't been. Photos in Events are safe from any action by Photo Stream (iCloud).
It is possible that you already have set iPhoto to automatically move the photos into Events where they are safe. That setting is described in the quote below from iCloud: My Photo Stream FAQ
Because your Mac and PC have more storage than your iOS devices, you can choose to download all of your My Photo Stream photos automatically.
In iPhoto or Aperture preferences on your Mac, select Photos (or Photo Stream) > My Photo Stream > Automatic Import. All of your photo stream photos will import into your Events, Projects, Photos, Faces, and Places folders in iPhoto or Aperture.
Also there is more information at iCloud: My Photo Stream FAQ
What happens to my photos if I turn off My Photo Stream?
If you sign out of iCloud or turn off My Photo Stream on an iOS device, all the images in My Photo Stream are removed from that device. The images in My Photo Stream on your other devices aren't affected. Images added to My Photo Stream are saved on the iCloud server for 30 days from the date you added them to My Photo Stream. If you sign in to iCloud with the same Apple ID and turn on My Photo Stream on another device, those photos will automatically download to this device.

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She will lose all music and apps that are not in her iTunes library. So she should copy them from your computer to hers. Easy with iTunes Home Sharing if they are on the same network. Before syncing you should back up the phone on her computer. To do this FIRST go to iTunes Preferences, Devices tab, and check the box to NOT sync automatically when the phone is connected. Then connect the phone, click on its name in iTunes, then the Backup iPhone button. You should also back up to iCloud if she doesn't already. Belt and suspenders, but you can't have too many backups. iCloud backups are done directly from the phone.

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Be very careful, as the information in the post above mine is not correct. As you can see here, iTunes does not back up the applications.
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Hi
I signed out from my icloud because wanted to change my maill address and password for it cause couldnt connect with my old password and mail acc i dont know why.But then realised that i will loose all my data...
Will i loose eveything i have saved now on my mac by signing out the icloud?
and is still 'signing out'...cant turn off my mac and 'system preferences' is still working..
Can i re instal it back?
Please advice what to do ....how to cancel signing out....turn off my mac...or re instal icloud...
Thank you

I have the same problem. Unfortunately, the troubleshooting link you added has the first step listed as "Verify that FaceTime is enabled in FaceTime > Preferences" which we (the original poster and I) can't do as our Preferences are greyed out. We can't click on them to verify anything.
In FaceTime itself it's verified my apple id (also double checked via the site) and then it says the email is "verified" but then it freezes and after a minute or so it says "Could not verify the email address. Please check your network connection and try again."
After checking the network connection, it still doesn't work. It's rather frustrating as it all worked fine until about a week or two ago.
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-H

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Under System Preferences - > iCloud, I have enabled "Find My Mac" and I want to use "Back to my Mac" as well.
I have a very simple question...
Will either of these features operate if I sign out of iCloud in the preference pane? I would like to make it a little more secure by requiring authentication to access or disable these features.
Thanks.

No.
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Grey as If I can't change it.

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For the ones that give you an option, select the option you want (keep on the Mac or Delete). For the ones that are simply warning you, click on Delete from Mac.
They will all come back when you sign back on, since all you did was change your existing Apple ID to a new email address. It's the same iCloud account, just with a different name.
It's the only way to get your updated ID signed onto iCloud.
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GB

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I can't sign out from iCloud : I use Google to search the answer why but didn't get right answer or direction how to solve.
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Hello gtabidze,
The resource below will connect you with our Apple ID Account Security team. They will verify your identity, and explain how to edit your Apple ID account information, security questions, password, etc.
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https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204169
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