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In the latest version of PA, on W11 (latest build/SP) when you try to use the first level context menu - NOTHING HAPPENS (particularly when you do this from Downloads or Documents folders) - however I noticed that it DOES WORK when you use the context menu from the Desktop. Going to the second level context menu does work however.
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PA 2023 22.00.08
Long time no seeing. So I start up the new year with a first problem : the virtual driver cannot be installed. Reason : it is missing in the Fast Ring PatchBeam Update Service…
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It seems a standard problem with new releases :-)
Can I have a link or can it be fixed. Thank you. CU later -
When the function for testing archives is invoked via the shell context menu (PowerArchiver > Test) then all the files in the archive get extracted to the current folder.
The test dialog reports as many errors as there are files in the archive but it fails to give any hint as to which files are supposed to be erroneous or what the nature of the problem might be. Comparing the extracted files to the originals shows no differences at all.
The .7z in question was produced with maximised compression settings in 7zip (taking forever but resulting in smaller archives than .7z produced by PowerArchiver with maximised settings). Therefore I wanted to see whether PowerArchiver can at least test .7z that it produced itself. Hence I had PowerArchiver convert a .pa with the same contents to .7z. There weren’t any errors reported but the resulting .7z contained fewer than half of the files contained in the .pa (137 of 366), so I scratched that test.
Performance is abysmal when testing via the context menu (e.g. almost 2 minutes for testing a .7z that 7zip tests in 4 seconds), but that is most likely due to the fact that the extracted files are written to disk. Testing the same .7z in the PowerArchiver GUI takes only 8 seconds but causes the mysterious appearance of a UAC dialog, as reported elsewhere.
The testing function is vital because PowerArchiver has a history of producing archives that it cannot unpack without errors or that do not conform to the respective file format standards (e.g. ZIP) so that other programs report them as erroneous.
The point of creating archives is that the files in them will most likely have to be extracted at some point. If the extraction cannot be guaranteed to produce correct results then the whole program is absolutely pointless. Actually, worse than pointless - it causes data loss and hence damage.
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In PowerArchiver 2023 22.00.06 configuration, the option labelled “Start PowerArchiver 2023 Starter when my computer starts” seems to be redundant.
I am only allowed to change this option when PA Starter is disabled, and then it seems to be ignored.
When I enable PA Starter this option is forced to the enabled state.
I think it’d be good to remove “Start PowerArchiver 2023 Starter when my computer starts” completely. I’ve always found it confusing having both options.
Added later: However i don’t particularly want to use queue but I do like having the PAStarter icon in my tray area.
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W10 Pro 22H2 - 64 -bit
PA 22.00.06 (PA 2023)
It has been the case with previous versions of PowerArchiver, but I had hoped that the latest might behave differently. Not so, I’m afraid.
I have, for various obscure reasons, created a few .pa archives, mainly in the hope that they will save me some more space. From time to time, I use the “Test” option to check that important archives are OK and uncorrupted.
With every .pa archive I’ve tested, the process runs through OK but then reports that there are errors. This is always the number of files in the archive e.g. if 11 files, then 11 errors reported.
In the .pa, I can:-
preview the files (usually PDF) extract some or all files and look at or use them convert the .pa to a .zip or .zipx archive, which then works fine and tests without errorsIs it the case that the Test routine isn’t designed for .pa archives, or is there another reason? Although the .pa seems to function properly, despite the test reporting errors, I would like to be sure that every .pa is OK and not “broken”.
Some of the .pas are quite old and produced with earlier PA versions (they are truly “archives”). If I extract all the files in the old .pa, create a new, fresh .pa and add back the files to that, then test the new, no errors (at least in the .pa I’ve tried this on) are reported. This would suggest a mismatch between old .pas and newer versions of PA itself.
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PA 21.00.18 running on Windows 7 64 bit.
I made a big .PA file and thought I’d check it was made correctly with Menu / Actions / Test.
Discovered:
a) PA always issues a UAC prompt to do this!
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See the, supposedly, blank space where the green box is? It’s like that in Modern Light theme too. I can toggle it, but it’s missing text or shouldn’t be there I guess?
Thanks :)
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Dear @Alpha-Testers and all of our users,
time has come for testing of PowerArchiver and PACL for macOS.
Please let us know here if you have Mac and can test latest builds.Features implemented:
PowerArchiver 2020 - tabbing, opening, extracting, adding, testing, favorite folders, support for multiple languages, opening via Finder, explorer mode, installer.
PACL 10 - support for most formats and features in Windows version.Upcoming: Tools such as archive converter, batch zip, multi-extract.
To start testing, please sign up here in this thread, and we will send you latest build.
thank you!
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For some reason, the PowerArchiver functions in the Windows 11 context menu no longer work after the last Windows Update. Only the functions in the classic context menu function as they should.
I’ve tried uninstalling PowerArchiver and using RevoUninstaller to remove all bits and pieces that were left behind and did a clean install of PowerArchiver, it didn’t fix the issue. Other items in the Windows 11 context menu work.
Still slow in reading archive folders?
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Hello,
I’m reffering to a quite similar problem, posted in this thread:
http://www.powerarchiver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=747&highlight=slow
Although PA 2006 Beta 7 is much faster in browsing through the folder structure of an already opened archive, the opening procedure is VERY slow.
E.g.:
- one zip achive, 260 MB in size with about 14 thousand files and 620 dirs, packed with PA at a maximum compression level
WinRAR 3.51 needs about one second to read the folder structure, open it and lets you browse through folders and files whereas PA needs 137 seconds to open the same archive from exactly the same media (CD-RW)!!!
Now this is what I call slow. Imagine me, browsing through dozens of these backup files… this is getting me mad!
Can anybody reproduce this extraordinary slow initial reading of folders in an archive?
Thank you.
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what happens when you copy the archive to the hard drive?
thank you!
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Thank you for your reply!
Okay, just tried it again:
1. same archive on DVD-RW, antivirus disabled, drive spindown disabled
Time to open archive:
WinRAR = one second
PA = 147 seconds2. archive copied to hard drive, antivirus still disabled
Time to open archive:
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so it is probably due to the way PA reads the header. We will check it out better for next release, thank you!
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Thank you for your efforts!
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Just to keep you up to date: the issue hasn’t changed yet.
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so it is probably due to the way PA reads the header. We will check it out better for next release, thank you!
Has this issue been adressed in the current beta release?
-> 9.60 Beta 1
I would really like to use PA again, as I have paid for it. But momentarily it really constrains my work flow. :(
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Yes, No, Maybe?
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Okay, tried it myself: PA still needs some time to read aka open archives whereas competing products show the content instantly. I’m tired of a product, that needs more time to open an archive than me, checking whether it is the one I’m looking for. Additionally, the German translation is still a mess (as the German translation of your homepage still is, btw).
I’m switching to a competing product, good luck.
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problem is in how zip engine reads the archive, not that easily improved for us.
thank you,
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I found the same issue. It takes pretty long time to open archive files. Also when it tried to compress files, especially big list of files, it takes pretty long to launch itself and to prepare the list.
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I found the same issue. It takes pretty long time to open archive files. Also when it tried to compress files, especially big list of files, it takes pretty long to launch itself and to prepare the list.
not archives, specifically zip files. Other formats are much faster. Problem is same as before. Not something we can improve.
I believe upcoming 10.00 is even faster than before when it comes to browsing folders (and in many other things in general), but again, zip engine speed has not been improved.
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I tested with .jar files, is it also using the same engine?
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