Hi, mcthomas.
A non-bootable backup doesn't have to have any special name associated with it, because the issue with Aliases only really applies when you're going to try to boot from the volume.
If you're restoring from a non-bootable backup, you're going to copy the files back to the original volume, which will have the original name. As such, the alias will resolve as expected.
Regarding the Sandbox, since we want things to reference the original volume -- which remains available -- there's no need to name it unusually. Sandbox is what I've chosen based on history more than anything else... it's as good a name as any! Don't name it the same as the original, though, because that'd be confusing... and, since all the content isn't really "there" (the shared files are on the original volume), it could potentially cause problems.
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