[Magisk] Arese75:
I didn't miss anything, the information provided was mostly not relevant to my question. It was generic a lot of high-level fluff about how to root and not specific to my case.

I initially successfully flashed TRWP 3.5.2 (latest official TWRP for my device) and then was told that I needed 3.7.0 which turned out to not be compatible with my phone because it was larger than my recovery partition.

Also, why suggest installing 3.7.0 in the first place if it doesn't bring any benefits VS 3.5.2 ?

One benefit mentioned was to install .apk directly... when with 3.5.2 I can just rename the file to .zip and achieve the same thing. It's unnecessary and pointless.

When I flashed TWRP 3.5.2 the focus should have been on how to install magisk and how to get around this decryption thing not 500 words on installing another TRWP that solves nothing.

- The solution could have been install FOx Recovery and prevent the rom from encrypting the data ( As I did)

- Use USB OTG as a way around to the encryption issue

- Flash another rom, because what everyone failed to explain is that the encryption is generated by the MIUI rom, which is a critical piece of information. This wasn't mentioned to me and he made it sound like it was encrypted because of a pin code. So then I wasted my time going rebooting into MIUI and disabling all security pins thinking it would fix the issue. Which was obviously the wrong thing to do because it had nothing to do with having a pattern lock a pin code set up in MIUI. I found out by myself that after formating /sdcard and booting strait into recovery that /sdcard wasn't encrypted, then I booted into MIUI and went through the initial set up, and that's when MIUI encrypts the data. When I finally pinpointed the source of the problem (MIUI encrypting the data) I was able to look in the right direction for a solution.

I can go on and on and demonstrate how all the advice I received were ill-informed and and not relevant to MY case.

I see someone just above saying that they have no clue what they're talking about and still provided me with advice. When they provided me advice they omitted to add a disclaimer and say look I don't have a MIUI phone so take this a pinch of salt and maybe try that. By doing so I know that what you're saying may or may not be correct and I can take the information accordingly instead of acting like you are an expert.

I mean you realise that what you all saying can have real consequences for the people you are trying to "help?

I don't care about my Mi9 it's not my daily phone but you should think twice before pretending you know things for sure when answering questions. If you don't know don't answer and redirect people to the right forum or whatever.

@zgfg replied above again and is recommending me to try TWRP 3.6.0, why? I have figured that out, it's done I installed FOX recovery and I prevented MIUI from encrypting /sdcard. I don't need another TWRP, why do you want me to go 2 steps back in the process? Haven't you seen that I managed to flash magisk successfully in my previous screenshot? It worked, it just glitched in the 2nd phase when I attempted to finalise the installation directly from within Magisk manager.

Right, there is my point, why are you talking about installing TWRP 3.6.0 when I'm past this point, that is again wasting my time, and I know a thing or two about rooting phones. My knowledge is just outdated as I stopped following the news for a couple of years as I got busy with life, but I have a good understanding of how things work, but I'm just imagining you giving that advice to someone who's not tech-savvy, damn you would confuse them so much and you would make them just go in circles over and over.

I don't need to install TWRP 3.6.0 I figured how to decrypt my phone's data, I've installed Magisk man, why are you talking about TWRP lol. Now I need to work on finalising Magisk installation from Magisk Manager, someone mentioned installing an older version of Magisk, that is addressing my current problem, not going back on TWRP. I'll figure it out, there are multiple ways to finalise the direct magisk installation apparently and I will investigate those. I already unbricked the phone by reflashing the xiaomi.eu rom.

Anyway, I'm sure you all had good intentions but we don't solve problems with good intentions, I'd rather receive 0 answers to my question than 10 pointless answers that don't help or create further confusion.