My computer keeps me signed in with the wrong icloud account

Although I've updated my iCloud username and information on the apple site, my computer still tries to make me login with my old iCloud username. How do I correct this?

Hi katiepdesign,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
It sounds like you've changed the Apple ID that you use for iCloud. If your Mac is still showing the old Apple ID information, try signing out and back in to iCloud using these steps:
OS X Mountain Lion and later: Choose System Preferences from the Apple () menu, then click iCloud.
If you're still signed in with your previous Apple ID:
Click Sign Out. Depending on what iCloud options are turned on, you'll be asked if you want to make copies or delete iCloud data (Contacts, Calendar, Reminders, Bookmarks, Photo Stream) from your Mac. Click “Delete from Mac”. The data will be deleted from your Mac, but not from iCloud.
Enter your current Apple ID to sign in. The data from your iCloud account will download again to your Mac.
From:
Apple ID: What to do after you change your Apple ID - Apple Support
If you encounter a situation where you're being asked for the password to your previous Apple ID (iCloud account), the steps in this article may help:
If you're asked for the password to your previous Apple ID when signing out of iCloud - Apple Support
Best Regards,
Jeremy

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