TS4002 How do I change the main email on iCloud

I know you can have aliasies on iCloud to make up new emails, but how do you delete and rename the main operator ?

You can't change the @me.com address you first created when you set up iCloud, other than by creating a new iCloud account from scratch. You will need a different associated email address than that for the existing account (you could get a free one).
If you sign out of the existing account the synced data such as calendars will disappear from your Mac. You can retain this account and sign in with the new one at System Preferences>Mail, Contacts & Calendars to have it run alongside the original.

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