I have unticked the encrypt option in Magisk, but it keeps coming back, is that because it has now encrypted the /data partition?
I am going to struggle to create an unencrypted directory if this is the case, as it will always default to encrypt and so encrypt my phone even if I start over, no?
It's a shame it doesn't have an unencrypt option... That would be nice. Sweet dreams.
The forced encryption option in the Manager only has any function when you actually install Magisk or patch a boot image. Since you're now encrypted you will have to either reinstall Magisk with that option unchecked, or disable the option prior to installing Magisk through recovery (details here). You're also going to the to format /data after you have disabled the encryption flag.