I do not see an option to erase all setting on my Mac, what do I do instead?

The bottom section of the linked article explains why you don't have it and what to do otherwise.

The reason you don't have it is because you don't have a T2 or Apple Silicon Mac. Both a T2 and Apple Silicon Mac encrypts the Mac from the start. If it is encrypted, it is simple to erase the content and settings.

Barney-15E wrote:

The bottom section of the linked article explains why you don't have it and what to do otherwise.

The reason you don't have it is because you don't have a T2 or Apple Silicon Mac. Both a T2 and Apple Silicon Mac encrypts the Mac from the start. If it is encrypted, it is simple to erase the content and settings.

Nicely stated Barney-15E...extra points for the #

How to Erase All Content and Settings on Mac

And Only applies to Apple Silicon Computer

Nicely stated Barney-15E...extra points for the #

I stole it from the link at the top of the article.