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).
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:
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Edition Windows 11 Pro
Version 24H2
OS build 26100.2605
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.
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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?
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
Buttons are not properly aligned on About screen.
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Buttons not aligned on configuration window.
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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!
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!
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
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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.
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!
Hello!
Is there currently no portable version of PA2023 available?
(When) do you plan to release one?
Thanks!
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?
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.
Extract to dir;PA can't handle;dir's created anyway
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try to extract an exe file through the context menu, when PA shows you the “extract to” option…sometimes it’s a file PA can’t handle.
also in those cases, if you chose to extract into a folder, that folder will be created.
wouldn’t it be better for it to be deleted, as the extraction process failed so you surely will delete the new dir manually?
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What happens if some files were extracted and some were not? Or if folder is already present and file doesnt work? Prefferably, we wont delete files or folders that we dont have to since that is just asking for some bug to kreep in and delete your files.
thanks,
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What happens if some files were extracted and some were not? Or if folder is already present and file doesnt work? Prefferably, we wont delete files or folders that we dont have to since that is just asking for some bug to kreep in and delete your files.
thanks,
you’re sort of right, spwolf…yes, that would lead to problems if the dir was already present.
then…maybe a popup win saying “would you like to delete the dir XXX (which was just created)”?
what do you think?
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I have fixed so now if folder was created by PowerArchiver and no files were extracted due broked archive (or unsupported SFX file) will be removed by PoweArchiver automatically.
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I have fixed so now if folder was created by PowerArchiver and no files were extracted due broked archive (or unsupported SFX file) will be removed by PoweArchiver automatically.
you rock, man! thank you so much! :D
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Hi,
here is the latest TEST version, 9.00.34 with fix for this bug. Please let us know if it fixes the issue and if you notice anything else at all. You can install this version over the last one and restart your computer.
Download TEST version 9.00.34:
http://www.powerarchiver.com/test/powarc90034.exethank you!
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let me corrupt an archive with WinHex…and I’ll check! :cool:
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let me corrupt an archive with WinHex…and I’ll check! :cool:
Bug gone…but not completely!
Gone, because PA now tells me at once that the file’s corrupted, and does not create any new dir! :D
WELL DONE!“not completely” because I have to click TWICE on “OK” to close PA warning messages, it seems two identic messages come out.
FYI, the “double click bug” was there in .33 as well…check it! ;)
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What double click bug - it wasn’t something mentioned in this thread?
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no, I had not mentioned it anywhere before…yet it’s related to the bug I opened this thread for.
when a corrupted file fails to extract, no folders are created, ok, problem solved.
but PA tells you TWICE that the file’s corrupted and can’t be extracted, and you have to click TWICE on “ok” to get rid of the warning message…I think you can reproduce that behaviour quite easily…let me know!
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Still cannot reproduce double dialog. Can you please tell me exact message being shown and maybe send me smallest file you are having this problem with - since double dialog does not show on any corrupted archive.
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download the following file:
http://user1.7host.com/maiuebsait/mix/corrupted.7z
uncompress and see the avi I created.here’s the corrupted zip file I used:
http://user1.7host.com/maiuebsait/mix/CorruptedArchive_TestPurpose.zipso…could you reproduce it now?
pls let me know!the problem persists with v9.01.01 as well!
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@ivan: did you read my last message? what do you think?
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Thanks!
I will check it.
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with the pre-release 9.01.02 PA is back to the situation I reported at the beginning of this thread:
-if you try to extract the corrupted file via “extract here”, you’ll see the extraction windows complete its task but then nothing will be extracted.
-if you choose “extract to \filename” the filename dir will be created, empty
-if you open the archive in PA it will show you the name of the file inside, and if you try to extract or open it from there, you’ll be given the “unexpected end of zip file”, and you’ll have to click twice on the message window to get rid of it.
so, I have to say 9.01.01 was better…ok, you had to click twice on the message win as well, but at least it found out the archive was corrupted, and the message would always pop up!
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with the latest 9.02.00, nothing has changed with regards to my previous post… :(
@dev’s: is it going to be fixed any shortly? thanks!
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with the pre-release 9.01.02 PA is back to the situation I reported at the beginning of this thread:
-if you try to extract the corrupted file via “extract here”, you’ll see the extraction windows complete its task but then nothing will be extracted.
-if you choose “extract to \filename” the filename dir will be created, empty
-if you open the archive in PA it will show you the name of the file inside, and if you try to extract or open it from there, you’ll be given the “unexpected end of zip file”, and you’ll have to click twice on the message window to get rid of it.
so, I have to say 9.01.01 was better…ok, you had to click twice on the message win as well, but at least it found out the archive was corrupted, and the message would always pop up!
9.10.06: bug still there, unfortunately :(
W*nR** handles that properly, prompting about the archive being corrupted. -
9.10.06: bug still there, unfortunately :(
W*nR** handles that properly, prompting about the archive being corrupted.9.11.01: still no improvements about this bug…
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9.11.01: still no improvements about this bug…
9.20.04…bug has not been solved yet :(
@spwolf…it’s annoying! why is it taking it so long…and you seemed to had solved it with the old 9.00.34 (read the first posts here…)
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I am sorry, we just want to make sure we give it a proper testing, which is what only 9.5 can do…
thank you and I promise 9.5 will fix it!
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I am sorry, we just want to make sure we give it a proper testing, which is what only 9.5 can do…
thank you and I promise 9.5 will fix it!
ok, thank you! :)
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I am sorry, we just want to make sure we give it a proper testing, which is what only 9.5 can do…
thank you and I promise 9.5 will fix it!
you are a man of your word! ;)
In 9.5b4 the problem is gone, now no empty dirs are created for corrupted archives anymore! :)
