Edge Settings Blocked in Sandbox (even when checked)

So I was trouble shooting this recent issue with Edge not being able to sync profile data in Sandboxie, when I discovered this might be a wider spread issue.

I noticed recently when I save favorites or password info inside the sandbox, it's not making it through either (even though I have all these boxes allowed). This has worked just fine over the last few months, so a recent update to either Edge or Sandboxie must have stopped this from working.

I even tried going in and checking every single "allow" check box for Edge in Sandboxies settings menu (just to test) and restarted. But nothing from Edge is being allowed to save permanently.

I'm running Edge 111.0.1661.51 and Sandboxie 1.7.2

 

UPDATE:

I can confirm that as long as the sandbox is closed but not deleted, these favorites and passwords persist (that were saved during that session). But when I invoke the delete box function, they disappear. Proving they are still being created inside the sandbox, instead of having direct access (like I have them checked in the settings menu). The older versions around 1.5.3 worked just fine in this regard.

Can I get some feedback on this?

 

If you share your config maybe we can help.

 

Code:

#
# Sandboxie configuration file
#

[GlobalSettings]
DefaultBox=DefaultBox
FileRootPath=\??\%SystemDrive%\Sandbox\%USER%\%SANDBOX%
KeyRootPath=\REGISTRY\USER\Sandbox_%USER%_%SANDBOX%
IpcRootPath=\Sandbox\%USER%\%SANDBOX%\Session_%SESSION%
Template=WindowsRasMan
Template=WindowsLive
Template=OfficeLicensing
Template=OfficeClickToRun
Template=ObjectDock
Template=Edge_Fix
Template=BitDefenderInternetSecurity

[UserSettings_2DEE040E]
SbieCtrl_AutoStartAgent=SandMan.exe
SbieCtrl_EnableAutoStart=y

[DefaultBox]
Enabled=y
BlockNetworkFiles=y
BorderColor=#00ffff,off,6
Template=Edge_Phishing_DirectAccess
Template=Edge_Passwords_DirectAccess
Template=Edge_Bookmarks_DirectAccess
Template=Edge_Force
Template=Chrome_Phishing_DirectAccess
Template=Chrome_Force
Template=Firefox_Phishing_DirectAccess
Template=Firefox_Force
Template=OpenBluetooth
Template=SkipHook
Template=FileCopy
Template=qWave
Template=BlockPorts
Template=LingerPrograms
Template=AutoRecoverIgnore
ConfigLevel=9
BoxNameTitle=-
ShowForRunIn=n
CopyLimitKb=1053000
RecoverFolder=C:\Users\johnnyc\Desktop
RecoverFolder=C:\Users\johnnyc\Downloads
AutoRecover=y
DropAdminRights=y
FakeAdminRights=y
ForceFolder=C:\Users\johnnyc\Downloads
LingerProcess=chrome.exe
LingerProcess=firefox.exe
LingerProcess=msedge.exe
ClosedFilePath=<BlockNetDevices>,InternetAccessDevices
AutoDelete=y

^from my "DefaultBox" Sandbox Options menu:

 

Only tested it with bookmarks. For me it works. Edge 111.0.1661.62 (Official build) (64-bit) with Sandboxie 1.72

Spoiler: Config

Enabled=y
BlockNetworkFiles=y
RecoverFolder=%{374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}%
RecoverFolder=%Personal%
RecoverFolder=%Desktop%
BorderColor=#02f6f6,ttl,6
Template=Edge_Phishing_DirectAccess
Template=Edge_Force
Template=Edge_Bookmarks_DirectAccess
Template=Edge_History_DirectAccess
Template=OpenBluetooth
Template=SkipHook
Template=FileCopy
Template=qWave
Template=BlockPorts
Template=LingerPrograms
Template=AutoRecoverIgnore
ConfigLevel=9
UseFileDeleteV2=y
UseRegDeleteV2=y
AutoRecover=y
BoxNameTitle=n
CopyLimitKb=81920
AutoDelete=y

When I open Edge after the auto delete of the sandbox the bookmarks are still there. No clue what makes the difference sorry.
Have you tried to create a fresh new default sandbox (for testing reasons)?

 

@johnny_castle Are you using a custom profile? You can refer to the "Profile path:" section on the "edge://version/" page. If it doesn't show as "Default", you need to create additional rules.

If you are not using the default profile, you can change the path defined in the template to the profile path you created yourself, or you can manually add rules according to the settings below.

Right/Double click on the box > Sandbox Options > App Templates > Template Folders:

Tmpl.Edge:

Code:

%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\CustomProfileNameHere

Spoiler: Edge rules

Edge_Bookmarks_DirectAccess:

Code:

OpenFilePath=msedge.exe,%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\CustomProfileNameHere\Bookmarks*
OpenFilePath=msedge.exe,%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\CustomProfileNameHere\Favicons*

Edge_History_DirectAccess:

Code:

OpenFilePath=msedge.exe,%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\CustomProfileNameHere\Bookmarks*
OpenFilePath=msedge.exe,%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\CustomProfileNameHere\Favicons*
OpenFilePath=msedge.exe,%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\CustomProfileNameHere\*History*
OpenFilePath=msedge.exe,%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\CustomProfileNameHere\Current *
OpenFilePath=msedge.exe,%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\CustomProfileNameHere\Last *
OpenFilePath=msedge.exe,%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\CustomProfileNameHere\Visited Links*

Edge_Cookies_DirectAccess:

Code:

OpenFilePath=msedge.exe,%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\CustomProfileNameHere\Cookies*

Edge_Passwords_DirectAccess:

Code:

OpenFilePath=msedge.exe,%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\CustomProfileNameHere\Login Data*

Edge_Preferences_DirectAccess:

Code:

OpenFilePath=msedge.exe,%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\CustomProfileNameHere\Preferences*

Edge_Sync_DirectAccess:

Code:

OpenFilePath=msedge.exe,%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\CustomProfileNameHere\Sync Data\*
OpenFilePath=msedge.exe,%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\CustomProfileNameHere\Sync Extension Settings\*

Edge_Profile_DirectAccess:

Code:

OpenFilePath=msedge.exe,%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\CustomProfileNameHere\*

 

This looks like it was the issue. So thanks for helping narrow it down! I checked the directory, and due to several instances where I had to remove/re-added profiles, it looks like my current profile path in the Edge path is pointing to a folder named "Profile 7." I'm wondering, is there a way to edit the edge://version so I can edit the profile name I choose? When I make a final one, it will have a custom name (and I could also rename the folder in the appdata folder.

Is that possible? If not, I'll do the change on the Sandboxie config side.

 

Thanks for the response. That's not exactly what I mean. What I mean is, when I pull up the edge://version menu, this is what it points to in Edge:

Profile path C:\Users\MYUSERNAME\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Profile 1

Can I edit this? So Edge will point to whatever folder I have my folder renamed? So something like...

Profile path C:\Users\MYUSERNAME\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\JohnnyC

 

Lol, my bad. I may not being clear enough. The edge://version is ready only. It's just a info screen. My question is, if I can edit this, where?

 

No you can't. Chromium browsers afaik only handle names such as Default, Profile 1, Profile 2 and so on.
When you install a browser for the first time, first user folder is named as "Default". Subsequent are name as Profile 1, Profile 2 and so on.

 

Backup first!
Make sure Edge is closed.

Open the file: %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
Replace (Ctrl H): Profile X -> YourName

Rename the folder: %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Profile X
Rename (Ctrl H): Profile X -> YourName

Go to registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\PreferenceMACs
Rename (F2): Profile X -> YourName

Go to registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\Profiles
Rename (F2): Profile X -> YourName

Note: Edge will use Default profile unless you switch it to another profile after the startup.
Note2: You can use command line to open Edge with specific profile.
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --profile-directory="YourName"

 

Awesome! Thanks a lot for the tweak @busy
Chromium browsers should be able to do it transparently without user's tweaks.

Or a shortcut like I do with Chrome browser.

 

HUGE thanks to Busy on this, as this worked like a charm. I didn't have to touch my Sandboxie config, just get Edge back to pointing to the Default folder. This only happened because I tried to add an online MS account profile instead of an offline one (like normal). I hated it, so I removed it and and I'll never make that mistake again!

Just as a suggestion, it might be wise to implement something in Sandboxie that tracks this on its own and adjusts, as I can imagine people add/remove Edge profiles all the time. And most won't know how to fix it like the above steps did. So it'll break some of the settings. Just a thought

 

Could you help with something similar but for Chrome please?
See, one RAM module is gone (weird) and I can't launch a vm for testing

 

for Chrome:

Backup first!
Make sure Chrome is closed.

Open the file: %LocalAppData%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
Replace (Ctrl H): Profile X -> YourName

Rename the folder: %LocalAppData%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile X
Rename (Ctrl H): Profile X -> YourName

Go to the registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Google\Chrome\PreferenceMACs
Rename (F2): Profile X -> YourName

Note: Chrome will use Default profile unless you switch it to another profile after the startup.
Note2: You can use command line to open Chrome with specific profile.
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --profile-directory="YourName"

 

Thanks a lot @busy