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Delete Command

DeleteCommand is a legacy sandbox setting in Sandboxie Ini that remains functional in Sandboxie Control Classic and Start.exe. It specifies the command used by that deletion path to physically remove the contents of the sandbox. Its primary purpose is to make it possible to plug a third-party secure deletion utility into Sandboxie. See Secure Delete Sandbox.

SandMan uses the separate OnBoxDelete trigger for configured host-side automation before it cleans sandbox contents. OnBoxDelete is not a renamed DeleteCommand: the trigger runs before SandMan cleanup, while DeleteCommand selects the command that performs directory deletion in the legacy Classic/Start.exe path.

Usage: 

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   [DefaultBox]
   DeleteCommand=%SystemRoot%\System32\cmd.exe /c RMDIR /s /q "%SANDBOX%"

The example is the default setting used when DeleteCommand is not explicitly specified, and invokes the Windows RMDIR command to remove the sandbox folder.

For more examples, see Secure Delete Sandbox.

When specifying this setting, make sure to include "%SANDBOX%" (with quote marks) in the command.

Note: Secure deletion is a privacy measure, not a security measure. Both regular deletion and secure deletion effectively remove undesired software that was collected into the sandbox. See Secure Delete Sandbox.

Related Sandboxie Control setting: Sandbox Settings > Delete > Command

Related SandMan documentation: SandMan Triggers