copy or duplicate sandbox

yakir.zadok@gmail.com · Post by **yakir.zadok@gmail.com** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 3:46 pm

I didn't find a way to copy / duplicate a sandbox, this feature can be used to like starting a sandbox in sandbox (this feature also not supported I think).

is there a way doing it?

street011 · Post by **street011** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 1:55 pm

it's actualy very easy, create a new sandbox, "Sandbox2" (for example) now "Explore" your "DefaultBox" copy it's content to the "Sandbox2" folder...
there is your duplicate

lwc · Post by **lwc** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:26 am

Thanks! I mentioned this solution in the rollback request so people there would know about it.

Nevertheless, can you add an interal option to do this? It would be a great feature for registered users. street011's manual way would be problematic when you want a sandbox with "Delete Invocation" on (deletets itself when being closed). Nothing would then beat quickly right clicking the program's icon and choosing "duplicate sandbox X".

Until then, one could use the following "xcopy" command in "Delete Invocation".

lwc · Post by **lwc** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:05 am

Can anyone confirm I wrote all the relevant xcopy parameters that would create a 100% tree copy?

I had to use xcopy because copy would only copy either files or folders (if they're in the same folder - e.g. sandbox\file.txt and sandbox\folder\).

yakir.zadok@gmail.com · Post by **yakir.zadok@gmail.com** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:17 pm

the idea of xcopy is not enough,
I need to delete all created files and directories.
how can I delete files that has been changed since a TIME?
and then copy only the mised files?

the idea of copy all the sandbox is 3 GB again and again and rooin the HD.

lwc · Post by **lwc** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:52 pm

You're the one who wanted duplication and so this topic is about duplication.

If you suddenly want to request a rollback feature, just join the relevant topic (linked above).

yakir.zadok@gmail.com · Post by **yakir.zadok@gmail.com** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 5:42 am

lwc wrote:You're the one who wanted duplication and so this topic is about duplication.

If you suddenly want to request a rollback feature, just join the relevant topic (linked above).

the idea of mine was to do a kind of rollback,
So I will continue posting to the roll back forum

lwc · Post by **lwc** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:22 am

Hmm, it turns out that unlike "Delete Command", "Auto Exec" is an internal command (within the sandbox's scope) so it's no good for duplicating sandboxes.

Does Sandboxie supply an external equivalent for it?

Until I get an answer, here's a less efficient - but nonetheless a working - version of duplicating (a sandbox named "SavedBox") - via the external "Delete Command":

"%ComSpec%" /c rmdir /s /q "%SANDBOX%" && for /F "tokens=3 delims=_" %A IN ("%SANDBOX%") do xcopy "%SystemDrive%\Sandbox\%USERNAME%\%A_Dummy" "%SystemDrive%\Sandbox\%USERNAME%\%A" /e /i /h /k /x

(thanks for Tzuk for coming up with the %A thing!)
That way you can have "Foobar" and "Foobar_Dummy", and upon deleting "Foobar" it would get restored to "Foobar_Dummy".

P.S.

xcopy wrote:/x

Don't use this xcopy parameter in Windows XP Home as it gets the relevant sandbox (%A)'s folder locked!

lwc · Post by **lwc** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:28 am

v2.29.22 beta somehow interfered with xcopy. I have no idea why and how, but the above command doesn't work anymore.

Actually, if I turn off Sandboxie (including the service) and run

xcopy "c:\Sandbox\myuser\Box_Dummy" "c:\Sandbox\myuser\Box\" /e /i /h /k /x

Then it says 0 files copied, but this is created:

c:\Sandbox\myuser\Box_Dummy\drive\C\Box

However, using double quotes somehow fixes the problem:

xcopy ""c:\Sandbox\myuser\Box_Dummy"" "c:\Sandbox\myuser\Box\" /e /i /h /k /x

And thus the new command is:

"%ComSpec%" /c rmdir /s /q "%SANDBOX%" && for /F "tokens=3 delims=_" %A IN ("%SANDBOX%") do xcopy ""c:\Sandbox\%USERNAME%\%A_Dummy"" "c:\Sandbox\%USERNAME%\%A\" /e /i /h /k /x

I'm telling you, it wasn't like this moments before installing v2.29.22 beta (including a restart just to make sure).

tzuk · Post by **tzuk** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:08 am

Version 3.29.22 extends the new logic in ForceFolder to the sandbox folder. In other words if you had

xcopy c:\some\forced\folder

then the new logic in ForceFolder can catch that. You're doing

xcopy c:\sandbox\folder

so it is essentially caught by the same logic. By using double-quotes you fooled the new logic to not catch the invocation.

lwc · Post by **lwc** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:42 am

If the sandboxes are now like forced folders, then:
1) How come they're still forced folders even if Sandboxie (including the service) is turned off?
2) If it affects xcopy, how come the delete command works (it just deletes the folder)?

tzuk · Post by **tzuk** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:34 am

I think the new ForceFolders (including its application to sandboxed folders) is a bit over-protective. I will revise it and I hope it will resolve problems like this.

MitchE323 · Post by **MitchE323** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:40 pm

tzuk wrote:is a bit over-protective.

I have seen this as well. In a sandbox that has limited 'run_access', right clicking to produce a menu on a file in a forcefolder from an UNsandboxed Windows Explorer gives a rundll32 error. Same sandbox with limited run_access but with ForceProcess shows no error. Also ForceFolder with Foxit seems to have a different effect than ForceProcess with Foxit, in a box with limited run_access. ForceFolder requires Foxit to be listed in the ProcessGroup, while ForceProcess just lets IE do it.

tzuk · Post by **tzuk** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:23 pm

Version 3.29.23 should have more reasonable behavior.

Mitch, if you still have problems with version 3.29.23, then I'd need to better understand what's this "limited run_access" thing you're talking about.

MitchE323 · Post by **MitchE323** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:15 pm

tzuk wrote:Version 3.29.23 should have more reasonable behavior.

Mitch, if you still have problems with version 3.29.23, then I'd need to better understand what's this "limited run_access" thing you're talking about.

Still the same for me.

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[GlobalSettings]

ProcessGroup=<Foxit>,Foxit Reader.Exe,sandboxiedcomlaunch.exe,sandboxierpcss.exe,start.exe

[Foxit]

Enabled=y
ConfigLevel=4
ClosedIpcPath=!<Foxit>,*
ForceFolder=C:\Program Files\Foxit Reader
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In your Foxit folder place any existing pdf file, also create a NewTextDocument.txt. Now in an UN-sandboxed Windows Explorer navagate to the Foxit folder. RightClick on the Pdf and 'Open With...' - also RightClick on the Txt and 'Open With' > 'Choose Program'. Both should create a Rundll32.Exe error notification. For this using the Foxit folder is just an example.

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