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    anything planned for the future or is this software just dead now?

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    News/Update on PowerArchiver/Connexion in 2024
    TheAndyMacT

    Hi everyone, some good news about PowerArchiver… I’ve managed to get in touch with the original developer of PowerArchiver, Ivan Petrovic, and he has confirmed that the product is not dead or abandoned, in fact it is still very much alive! There has been a hiatus over the past months for various reasons, but that we should expect to see stuff coming through in the coming months (hopefully the next 2 months).

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    BETA PowerArchive 22.00.11 - Windows 11 Context Menu duplicated/additional tier
    TheAndyMacT

    The Windows 11 context menu for PowerArchiver on normal files (to be compressed, etc.) is now showing multiple tiers with two identical menus. See attached captures of the issue:

    Screenshot 2025-01-08 082909.png

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    Edition Windows 11 Pro
    Version 24H2
    OS build 26100.2605

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    No Icons for SFX-Archives
    MerowingerM

    Hello!

    I’ve just created SFX-Archives both from ZIP and 7z-Archives and none has an Icon as it seems.
    I use the new version 22.00.11.

    Zwischenablage_10-22-2024_01.jpg

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    Zip extraction from windows 11 by windows
    D

    Basically I used powerarchiver context menus to zip up a folder then i used windows 11 own built in zip extractor via the context menu to extract all and this is where it throw up a fault. , I’m using windows 11 .

    The file that was a problem in the zip that windows 11 could not extract was iva “babe” cotton.jpg
    I know it has non standard quotes in it.

    However I had winrar on the computer and tried the exact same method with their context menu compress to zip and then I extracted the file with windows own extract all context menu and it had no problems. This indicates that powerarchiver is doing something different with iva “babe” cotton.jpg compressing to zip.

    Then I changed iva “babe” cotton.jpg to iva babe cotton.jpg and compressed it with powerarchiver and then tried it with windows 11 extract all and had no problems. It looks like powerarchiver is doing something to that one file that has quotes in it.

    Please note that powerarchiver extracted both zip files with no problems, only windows built in zip extraction had the fault. Reason I’m letting people know in case they send zip files with special characters in files names to people who do not have powerarchiver.

    When will a fix be implemented?

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    Installer problem
    L

    On installing the program I am getting the error message:

    "Unable to execute file c:\Program Files\PowerArchiver\pashutil.exe

    CreateProcess failed: code 2

    The system cannot find the file specified"

    This can’t be right!

    I am using the latest official build of Windows 11

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    Button alignment. About window.
    LuxorL

    Buttons are not properly aligned on About screen.
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    Button alignment on config window.
    LuxorL

    Buttons not aligned on configuration window.
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    BETA: PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.00.10
    spwolfS

    New version:
    PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.00.10:

    Download:
    https://u.powerarchiver.com/pa2023/powarc220010.exe

    New build for some bug fixes and issues - full list to come with new update. Please test and see if you have any issues.

    Thanks everyone for your assistance!

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    BETA: PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.00.11
    spwolfS

    New version:
    PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.00.11:

    Download:
    https://u.powerarchiver.com/pa2023/powarc220011.exe

    New build for some bug fixes and issues - full list to come with new update. Please test and see if you have any issues.

    Thanks everyone for your assistance!

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    Missing Icons
    LuxorL

    Just tried using the Modern (Windows 10) Icon set and seeing a few missing icons in both PowerArchiver Burner and PowerArchiver Encryption screens . They are all there in the Minimalistik icon set and the only difference I can see is the former is blue and the latter grey. In version 22.00.9

    powerarc_2023-09-18_17-00-19.png

    powerarc_2023-09-18_17-01-05.png

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    THE SSL CERTIFICATE FOR *.POWERARCHIVER.COM HAS EXPIRED.
    Brian GregoryB

    @spwolf @Mili THE SSL CERTIFICATE FOR *.POWERARCHIVER.COM HAS EXPIRED.

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    PA2023 22.00.09 trying to delete a directory from a tar file.
    Brian GregoryB

    I had a large .tar file (a backed up WSL) and I want to delete a few directories and their contents from it using PA2023.
    PA just destroys the whole archive as soon as I try to delete a directory, leaving it in a state where PA2023 won’t even open it any more.
    I tried several times and also tried compressing it to .tar.xz instead - same result.

    This should either actually work, or it should say operation not supported and do nothing.

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    PA 2023: No portable version?
    A

    Hello!
    The regular version of PA 2023 is out for over 6 months now, but there is still no sign of the portable release.
    (When) will there be one?
    Thanks!

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    PA2023: Portable version missing?
    A

    Hello!
    Is there currently no portable version of PA2023 available?
    (When) do you plan to release one?
    Thanks!

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    2024
    P

    Will you be releasing 2024 soon?

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    PA 2023 Toolbox - 22.00.09 - Remove archive encryption
    PA_FanP

    Win 11 64 bit

    I have some archives which have been encrypted, using the encrypt option either in pbs or when interactively creating a zip. When I open these, and look at files, I am asked for passwords, which I know, and then can view items or decrypt the files in the archive (tools>decrypt files).

    However, when I use the Actions>Remove Archive Encryption (whether using the same zip or asking to write another), the routine shows progress bar to the end, but then just hangs i.e. “OK” never activates. All process information shows this stalled/hanging.

    What can I do to sort this out?

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    Bug extracting from ZIP etc using Extract here with PA 22.00.09
    Brian GregoryB

    For example:
    Download this ZIP file: http://dslstats.me.uk/files/dslstats32W-6.5.zip
    Everything in the ZIP file is in a directory “dslstats32W-6.5”.
    However when I extract using right click “Extract Here” the name of the directory created is “2W-6.5” !
    I am running PA 22.00.09 on Windows 11. I have seen the same happen with some other kinds of archive too.

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    Updates
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    Any updates going to happen for the bugs reported?

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    Unsolved just small problem

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      mohammad
      last edited by mohammad

      hello
      i have folder with 21,875 file in it most of them small
      now if i try to create zip file from this folder file counted soon
      and start zipping now if i cancel and click yes in archive operation interrupted dialog nothing happen
      now if i try to create this archis as *.pa format counting file
      take around 2 min and 30 seconds then again during archive can not cancel it
      also process cpu usage is to much
      thanks

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      • Brian GregoryB
        Brian Gregory Alpha Testers
        last edited by Brian Gregory

        Somewhat confusingly to cancel you have to choose “No” to say you don’t want to continue. But even then it’s very disappointing how long it sometimes carries on afterwards. I think maybe something was broken in .92 it does seem worse than I remember for .zip files.

        I dislike Yes/No used in this way.
        Especially like this where I click Cancel and I’m effectively asked if I don’t want to cancel.
        In your mind you’re thinking you’re confirming that you meant to cancel, not that you’re saying No I didn’t cancel accidentally.
        Cancel yes/No would be better.
        Just Cancel/Continue even better.

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          mohammad
          last edited by

          oh understand it now.
          yes when click Cancel it should be Cancel no more question

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            Mili conexware
            last edited by

            Hi @mohammad

            Are you using version .92?
            It cancels rather quickly for me on a test job of about 900 files.
            Confirmation dialog is there to make sure that the Cancel button is not pressed accidentally which can obviously result in an unwanted cancellation. The text structure in the dialog is different than most confirmation dialog, but it is rather straightforward. Maybe we can update it in the future(requires updating of a lot of translations)

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            • spwolfS
              spwolf conexware @Brian Gregory
              last edited by

              @brian-gregory it is a trick because cancelling might cost you something while not cancelling wont.

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              • spwolfS
                spwolf conexware @mohammad
                last edited by

                @mohammad you can pick number of threads you want to use… by default it tells you how many threads are available and then you can lower it for less cpu usage. This is in main Add window.

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                • Brian GregoryB
                  Brian Gregory Alpha Testers @spwolf
                  last edited by

                  @spwolf Wont? What about time spent with increased blood pressure cursing PA for not cancelling.

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                    mohammad
                    last edited by mohammad

                    @Mili
                    yes latest build
                    it sometimes take 5 sec sometime take more than 30sec to cancel
                    it has minimize button so user can easily send it to tray then no more accidentally cancel or at least that yes button should cancel not no button.but still in counting file for adding to archive it take long time(pa format) but with zip its ok

                    @spwolf
                    thanks manual threads is a little effective
                    1 thread 4% to 11% cpu with low priority
                    so then its ok for me

                    thanks for all yours help

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