Hi Alan, I didn't mean to say use
Sandboxing or
portable.
I use both.
I run all programs, portable and non portable sandboxed. And to achieve better isolation, I run them in their own sandbox to separate them not only from the system but from other programs as well.Thats what I do with programs I use on a daily basis, I install them and run them sandboxed. Thats the everyday use of Sandboxie.
What I was trying to bring in is another feature of Sandboxie,
installing programs sandboxed. When you install a program sandboxed, the installation sort of
works out as portable and is more secure. The installation is redirected to
C:\Sandbox\Bo.
- You use the program for as long as you want and
- delete the sandbox when you done.
- No need to uninstall nothing.
- The type of programs I install sandboxed are the ones I want to use only temporarily, to test, etc.
The beauty of Sandboxie in my opinion, is that sandboxed programs interact fluently with the non sandboxed environment, the feeling, the usabilty and the experience when you run files and programs sandboxed is basically the same as if you were not running sandboxed.
The difference is that you are very secure. Programs that run sandboxed (portable, non portable, installed in a sandbox) under SBIE
- cant modify files or create new files in the system or make changes in the registry or modify other programs.
- Every modification they make or new files they create, stay in the containing sandbox.
- The only changes that get out of the sandbox is what you allow. You dont allow nothing, nothing gets out.
- Sandbox settings allow you to open up the sandbox as much as you want (to a degree), and restrict it even more than how it comes by default.
- So, you can allow bookmarks and recover files very easily in your browser or create Office files, modify them, whatever you want, it can be done in the sandboxed environment.
Sounds to me like you like to keep the system clean of leftovers, you ought to take a look at SBIE,
- keeping the system clean of litter is another benefit of using SBIE.
I update my portable programs like any other program.
- Run the installer in the folder of the existing installation.
Bo