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.
CRC Error
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I am coming up with a few CRC Errors in .bh archives. :(
Here: I put one inside this 7z……
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After more testing, I have found that .bh files are correct until you add or delete any files from the archive. It is then that the CRC Error is created. The archive that I attached was initially too big to send. When I reduced its size by deleting all but one file in the archive, then the error was made.
Here’s where it really gets crazy:
Using the Archive Converter to change any archive type to .bh also creates a corrupt archive. (At least PA sees it as corrupt.) This corrupt archive is always larger than the .bh archive if it were created “new”. (“New” meaning: not Converted from another type, but created from the original files and folders.) Keep in mind that creating new .bh archives always results in a good archive.
Now, if I go back to the corrupt archive, convert it to .zip, .7zip, or .lzh, those archives test Okay!
I am perplexed! Can this be fixed before the final realease? :(
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Probably PA didn’t update the CRC value after aemnding the archive? ;)
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@Charles:
I am coming up with a few CRC Errors in .bh archives. :(
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After more testing, I have found that .bh files are correct until you add or delete any files from the archive. It is then that the CRC Error is created.
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Using the Archive Converter to change any archive type to .bh also creates a corrupt archive. (At least PA sees it as corrupt.)Your example does test as CRC error.
But I cannot reproduce any of these cases - for me each BH file created is testing OK.
After deleting files I tried both Closing and Renaming Archive.@Charles:
[Converted] archive is always larger than the .bh archive if it were created “new”.
This, however, I can confirm.
Compressing just 5 small wav files.Original as BH file - 1.48 KB (1,525 bytes)
Convert BH to Zip - 1.64 KB (1,686 bytes)Original as Zip file - 1.64 KB (1,686 bytes)
Convert Original Zip to BH - 1.51 KB (1,552 bytes) -
Okay Terry:
Here’s a good .zip archive for you to convert to .bh……
Every time I convert it and then use the test feature to check it I get a CRC Error.
If I convert the .bh back to .zip, the new zip tests just fine.
Try it! It happens every time for me…
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Will do
In the meantime - regarding filesize.
Folder containing 22 text files [1.22 MB (1,290,114 bytes)]
Compress to BH -> 376 KB (385,716 bytes)
Compress to TAR.Bz2 -> 310 KB (317,779 bytes)Convert Bz2 to BH -> 1.25 MB (1,310,720 bytes) :eek: :eek: :eek:
Thats larger than uncompressed !!
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@Charles:
Okay Terry:
Here’s a good .zip archive for you to convert to .bh……
Every time I convert it and then use the test feature to check it I get a CRC Error.
If I convert the .bh back to .zip, the new zip tests just fine.
Try it! It happens every time for me…
Yes, confirmed with that zip :confused:
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Have you caught this thread, Spwolf? :cool:
What do you think? :confused:
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This may be only because you used Archive Converter with Maximum method. There was a bug and it will be fixed in BETA 4. In all other situations it should work fine - even with Archive Converter - Normal.
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But Ivan……
When I convert to BH with Normal Mode and try to open the archive, it asks me for a password – and I never added one! :confused:
And don’t forget…
Good BH Archives are corrupted whenever you add or delete files. :eek:Thank you for your attention! :D
I will give it a strenuous testing when Beta 4 comes out! (I promise!) ;)
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@Charles:
When I convert to BH with Normal Mode and try to open the archive, it asks me for a password – and I never added one! :confused:
Fixed (at least for me) in PA 9.5 beta 4
Edit: Sorry - conversion filesize should be in thread “Another BH Mystery”
http://www.powerarchiver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1159
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@Charles:
Okay Terry:
Here’s a good .zip archive for you to convert to .bh {Eddie Sweater Compliment}
Every time I convert it and then use the test feature to check it I get a CRC Error.
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When I convert to BH with Normal Mode and try to open the archive, it asks me for a password – and I never added one!I could reproduce both using the {Eddie Sweater Compliment} zip.
Now both fixed (for me) in 9.5 beta 4 (BH Maximum / BH Normal).
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tested and fixed
