Hi Ann,

While it may seem somewhat confusing,I'm sure that if you read the Sandboxie 
documentation thoroughly,you will see it more clearly.
http://www.sandboxie.com/index.php?GettingStarted

When a program is run "sandboxed",the files and folders that are created,will reside
in C:\Sandbox\DefaultBox\
The same goes for the Registry.
These folders and files can be accessed via the Sandboxie Control panel -preferably, 
(as well as via Windows Explorer or another file manager and going directly to 
C:\Sandbox  )
There are settings available in this Control panel to save or transfer from virtual 
to real.

Where you may find (or create) a problem,is when you keep switching in and out of 
sandboxing the same application.
However,even then it's not a big problem.You can see exactly what's in the sandbox.

To help with comparing between virtual and real,you may want to use a multi-pane 
explorer.
There are many freeware ones. like eg FreeCommander   dual pane 
http://www.freecommander.com/
But my favorite is Q-Dir with tree view and 4 panes in different configurations. 
http://www.softwareok.com/?seite=freeware/Q-Dir
Also useful if you have several drives.

Another one is mtExplorer  6 panes  via SoftPedia   http://tinyurl.com/ootu2f

I haven't tried Microsoft Money nor Quicken,since I don't use them,
but I suggest to try it out for yourself.
Also their connections are usually secure,so may not have to be sandboxed.

Hope this shed some light on it.;)

Peter E.





-------- Original Message  --------
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Sandboxie Questions
From: Computer9f <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: 04-Jun-2009 5:25:31 PM

If things are saved in a virtual file system that looks just like the "real" one, how
can you tell what was saved in the virtual area?  I have a complex file system and
literally thousands of files.  I'm sure I wouldn't have to burrow through all that,
but how exactly could you tell which files are new ones?  I clip from sites all the
time and save the clips, I create pdf of web pages.  I capture images for icons from
the Firefox address bar and save them with MANY other icons (firefox just puts it's
own logo in the link you drag out) - another thing, I frequently drag links out into
my folders.  How would I find all this stuff to move it from virtual to real?

What about running programs that connect to the internet, such as Microsoft Money or
Quicken?

Thanks,
Ann


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