
The red arrows indicate changes flowing from a running program into your computer. The box labeled Hard disk (no sandbox) shows changes by a program running normally. The box labeled Hard disk (with sandbox) shows changes by a program running under Sandboxie. The animation illustrates that Sandboxie is able to intercept the changes and isolate them within a sandbox, depicted as a yellow rectangle. It also illustrates that grouping the changes together makes it easy to delete all of them at once.
Secure Web Browsing: Running your Web browser under the protection of Sandboxie means that all malicious software downloaded by the browser is trapped in the sandbox and can be discarded trivially. Generally, it is more of a tool for advanced users who want to assess specific programs in a safe environment and doesn't work as a general way of keeping your computer safe.Enhanced Privacy: Browsing history, cookies, and cached temporary files collected while Web browsing stay in the sandbox and don’t leak into Windows. While you are using this program, however, you should be bear in mind that this is no replacement for a proper antivirus app. In addition to this, Sandboxie also features extensive menu settings and is thoroughly documented to include a handy tutorial guide to help you get started on using it. When you restart your computer, your windows will still remain intact as if nothing happened. Fortunately, if you have this software solution, all adverse effects are inside the sandbox only. The virus can possibly harm and delete important data in your system. For instance, you run a browser inside this isolated space, downloaded some programs that turned out to be a virus, and run it inside the sandbox.
Sandboxie is a safe tool to use if you are using it the way it was intended for. The program does have a special feature called Quick Recovery, which you can use to recover deleted programs instantly should you decide you need them further for other testing purposes. All files created in your sandbox remain inside it and are deleted when you close it.
Thanks to its closed testing environment development approach, you can freely try programs that you don't trust first, without any immediate risk to your system.