Do you often expose your computer to all kinds of processes that could have serious consequences both for the contents you have stored and the operation of your computer? Then it is best to use an application such as Sandboxie. Thanks to it, you can quickly isolate any dangerous element that you have downloaded consciously or not to your PC, protecting all the necessary files to avoid problems.

Sandboxie creates a virtual disk inside your computer's hard disk, which remains completely isolated from the original one, thanks to which everything inside it is kept safe from any adverse circumstance. This is essential in the cases of those users who, for various reasons, expose their PCs to all kinds of malware from the network, knowingly or unknowingly.

Sandboxie works to prevent the modifications to essential system files that these malicious applications often try to introduce, giving you a hand in terms of your computer's security. By keeping your browsers' history and temporary files out of the way, you can rest assured that no infectious elements will significantly impact your computer.

And once you have finished working with your computer, in theory, exposing it to this software, Sandboxie will allow you to decide what you want to do with the attempts to change the files on your PC. That is to say, if you wish, you can eliminate all the consequences of those sites you have visited, so you will save yourself many obvious annoyances that usually occur in these cases.

As we said before, Sandboxie is presented as an alternative that in no case should lose sight of those who are aware, or at least have the suspicion, that they download all kinds of programs from the network that expose their PC. However, you should know that this program is neither a firewall nor an antivirus, but it separates contents from your computer to protect them without deleting them.

We consider that Sandboxie can be an exciting complement to a good antivirus, taking into account that if, for some reason, that application should escape a potentially dangerous application, we will prevent the files on our system from being damaged. Bearing that there are no infallible systems in these cases, we advise using both methods of protection for your PC.

Once installed, you can decide for yourself in each case if you intend to run a program through Sandboxie; if you do not, you already know the risks involved. The exciting thing is that the user has absolute autonomy in this regard, and it is not that we are forced to always proceed inside or outside this software, something that we consider as very positive.

Sandboxie uses an icon that is placed in the Taskbarof Windows and also in the menus of theControl Panel so that every time we are going to run a program, the option to Run with Sandboxie will appear.

The user interface of Sandboxie stands out, on the other hand, for how simple it is to understand it, and it is that hardly more elements than the basic ones appear. All you have to do is select a disk partition where you will create the virtual disk of this service. From that moment on, you will have almost no contact with its interface since nearly everything is launched directly from the contextual menus of your computer.

When it comes to stopping at the main strong points of Sandboxie, then it is necessary to talk about the fact that the execution of all kinds of harmful software becomes a less risky situation for your PC. In the same way, you will be able to rescue the files you want quickly, and its integration with the computer's Explorer is excellent, so it does not lack any vital function.

Of course, Sandboxie also has some cons, such as the fact that it is not compatible with all programs, so you must be careful when running each. In this sense, it could be said that it is not a foolproof tool 100% of the time, which is undoubtedly a serious problem, although it will save you for sure more than one opportunity.

In summary, if for fun or for work you often have to download on your PC software that could be dangerous for the system's stability or the security of your files, Sandboxie is the solution. Thanks to this tool, you will generate a virtual disk inside which nothing terrible that could happen will have consequences on your computer, which is undoubtedly a considerable peace of mind.