how do I erase my content on MacBook pro monterey and open it to factory settings. I tried the information. There is no erase in the preferences

See instructions in What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac - Apple Support

Note that step 2 only applies to newer Macs. Older Macs are erased in later steps in that support article.

See my previous post repeated below -- skip step 2 in that support article as it only applies to newer Macs:

See instructions in What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac - Apple Support

Note that step 2 only applies to newer Macs. Older Macs are erased in later steps in that support article.

Hi, 61hastings, you’d have to go to Disk Utility to do that… should be in the “Utilities” folder somewhere on your Mac, or press Apple + F and look for disk utility

john b