temporarily disable a specific sandbox

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sandb0xie

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Is there a way, while the remainder of Sandboxie-Plus sandboxes run normally, to temporarily disable a specific Sandboxie-Plus sandbox (without deleting it)?

The sandbox files need to remain in place and be used as normal; and after a temporary use of the files in this state, then the sandbox would need to be reactivated.
 
sandb0xie said:
Is there a way, while the remainder of Sandboxie-Plus sandboxes run normally, to temporarily disable a specific Sandboxie-Plus sandbox (without deleting it)?

The sandbox files need to remain in place and be used as normal; and after a temporary use of the files in this state, then the sandbox would need to be reactivated.
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While there is no straightforward way (as far as I know), you can use the Sandbox Options to disable a sandbox by modifying a setting.

Open the Sandbox Options for the box to be disabled, go to "Edit ini Section" and turn "Enabled=y" into "Enabled=n". It should be the top most entry. By default, the sandbox should not be listed in the user-interface, after you saved and closed the options. To show it again, click on "View" in the main user interface and tick the box "Show Hidden Boxes". Then it will be listed and its status will be "Disabled". Most options of the right-click menu for the disabled sandboxed are grayed out.

If you double-click on the sandbox, Sandboxie-Plus will prompt you "This sandbox is currently disabled or restricted to specific groups or users. Would you like to allow access for everyone?", you have to click "No" to have the sandbox be enabled again. If you click "Yes," you have to turn "Enabled=n" into "Enabled=y". Whenever or not you click "Yes" or "No" the Sandbox Options should open.

You also can edit the Sandboxie.ini, and turn "Enabled=y" into "Enabled=n", before turning "Enabled=n" into "Enabled=y" again, once you are done.
 
@DavidXanatos Can it be that "Yes" and "No" in the dialog I mentioned above, do the opposite if there is a restriction?

For testing, I had set a sandbox to be available for the user "Gast" and when I double-click on the disabled sandbox (since I am not guest), clicking on "Yes" opens the options with Enabled set to Y and the name "Gast", clicking on "No" set the option Enabled to Y, but without the name.
 
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