When production data is copied to the sandbox environment, all existing apps are wiped as per this article, leading to significant inconvenience for administrators. 

Impact:
Users relying on sandbox environments for testing and development face disruptions as they need to reinstall apps after each data copy. Administrators are required to manually reinstall all applications, increasing workload and potential for errors.

This feature will prevent the deletion of apps during this process, ensuring that sandbox environments retain their installed applications even after data updates.

Hence we want the sandbox environment to retain installed apps after production data is copied, so that we can maintain a consistent testing environment without additional manual effort.

Benefits of this feature:

• Apps remain installed in the sandbox after production data is copied.
• No additional manual steps are required by administrators to retain apps.