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Hi,
I’d like to propose an improvement for password protected archives.
Actual behavior is:
If I open an archive, which is password protected and make a typo in the password dialog, I’ll get the message, that the password was wrong and I end up with an empty window. I need to reopen the archive to be able to enter the password again.Improved behavior:
Tell me, that the password was wrong and give me the chance to enter the correct password to decrypt the archive. -
Hello!
I know I have been asking for this feature some time ago, but as nothing has changed let me ask again:
The ZIPX-format offers an algorithm, that compresses JPEG-files by about 20-30%. Please add compression (packing) support for this in ZIPX-archives to Powerarchiver. Extraction of JPEGs packed into ZIPX by this algorithm is already supported by Powerarchiver for a long time, so it should not be difficult? Or is it a licensing problem?
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Hi,
I’d like to suggest, that the correct archive type is (always) selected, when adding files by drag & drop to an archive.
This is already happening if the archive has the correct extension. For example, if I’m adding files to test.zip, zip will be selected. If I’m adding files to test.7z, 7z will be selected as format in “Add dialog”.
But this won’t be working, if the archive has not the “right” extension.
So XPI files (Firefox addons) for example are ZIP files. PowerArchiver opens them without any problems, but if I try to add file by drag & drop, PowerArchiver won’t auto select “ZIP”, but use the last selected archive format, while PowerArchiver already knows, that I’m trying to add files to a ZIP. -
I love this, only there is one problem. The UAC elevation feature does not extend to Mount Image option in the add-on software PA provided. It is most annoying whenever I am on highest UAC settings and I mount an ISO, every time I open and create a virtual drive UAC appears. I also do not want to completely disable UAC.
Is adding UAC elevation for mount image feature possible?
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The now defunct Bulkzip had Nanozip (nz) as an option this would be great to have for compatibility with my .nz files, so I don’t have to install Bulkzip separately.
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Hi.
I noticed that when I want to run the Virtual Drive for the first time inside the PowerArchiver Burner it prompts to download it form the internet.
I was wondering, would it be OK to include this utility straight into the offline installer to be able to set it up locally?
Thank you!
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How about recognising a few more (or all) of the file formats that are basically renamed zip files and treating them is if they are zip files.
For instance Android .apk files are just renamed .zip files.
Libreoffice/Openoffice ODF documents are all, as far as I am aware, just renamed .zip files. (.odt, .ott, .ods, .ots, .odp, .otp, .odb, .odf etc.) -
I would like to make a further plea for my mouse’s backwards and forwards keys to work when navigating to and from files, just like they do in explorer. IIRC, I was told that this functionality would be added to v2019.
Mni tnx.
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I use PA for everything, if I can.
Would be really nice to maybe get built in support for Quake 1/2 .pak files.
More info on the format, seems simpler than I thought: https://quakewiki.org/wiki/.pak -
Would it be possible at all in some future version perhaps, to have a “find file” function?
Reason I ask is that I was looking for a certain file I knew existed in an archive, but I had to unzip it then use another tool to find the file. It would have saved that extra step if that function existed in PA itself. -
Hi.
Is there a way to enable the user to encrypt the files inside a ZIPX archive that has already been created?
This could save time for large archives that the user may need to encrypt at a later stage or that he/she has forgotten to enable encryption before creating the archive,
Thank you!
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Hi.
I would like to see a new feature implemented: a ‘Fast Extract’ Mode.
Currently PowerArchiver extracts files to a temporary directory and then moves them to the target directory chosen by the user. At least via drag and drop.
This can be both time consuming and needs free space on the system drive for large files.
Is there a way to directly extract files to the target directory with PowerArchiver?
And if not, can a feature like this be considered for future updates?Thanks very much!
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Hello.
I believe it would be useful to implement Serpent-256 encryption for PAE/PAE2 formats, even though PowerArchiver offers strong encryption ciphers already.
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Do you think this will be a useful addition?
Thank you for the consideration!
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Hello!
I think it would be a great option to make the portable version of PowerArchiver compatible with PortableApps (i.e. adding the necessary files and folders to integrate it smoothly into their structure).
I own various other commercial programmes which -when installed in portable mode- offer to make the becessary changes without needing an extra installer or the official PortableApps repos.
Thanks for opinions or perhaps even a realization of this.
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Presently, PowerArchiver 2019 (any build) cannot rename PBS filenames by single clicking on such entry or right-click menu has no “Rename” feature!
Hmm, even pressing F2 on selected entry does nothing :(
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Please add support for ownCloud / Nextcloud, thanks.
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There needs to be a setting for the backup feature to set how many backup files to keep.
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SVG files (scalable vector graphics) seem to be special XML files and therefore when added to .pa archives I think they should be compressed as if they were text files.
Creation of a U3 (portable) package
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Have you considered creating a U3 or USB drive portable package for PowerArchiver? I think an archiver would be an excellent addition to the list of software programs for U3 drives. I think creation of the package is pretty simple and it is free.
Thanks!
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I second this suggestion. WinRAR is already available for U3 and I think users should have a better option. :)
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I am glad we will have beta testers ready for our U3 release :-).
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Any guess when you will have a beta version available? :D
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next Monday I hope…I think most of things have been completed already, just waiting to be tested a bit internally.
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any news on the release…
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I would be very interested in it too …
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Spywolf,
Any new information about a U3 package? :)
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Spywolf,
Any new information about a U3 package? :)
soon, we will have some time soon to complete it….
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I just got a U3 drive and can’t wait to test PA on it too. :)
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heh, interesting… we wont lack testers I see :-)
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ready?
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Ready and waiting!!! :)
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yes…yes…please…
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what is the main difference between the standard pa and u3 version. Just curious as i can already use pa on a usb key.
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U3 is emulating self contained system, once you eject it, all traces dissapear from host OS.
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Here you go:
http://www.powerarchiver.com/test/release/powarc962u3.exeIt will be published later on the main pages…
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Installation went just fine. Will be testing it tomorrow and report the results. :)
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The installation couldn’t have gone smoother. I haven’t found a problem yet. The only thing that worries me is setting the file associations on the host computer. I’ll have to play around with this more tomorrow.
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The installation couldn’t have gone smoother. I haven’t found a problem yet. The only thing that worries me is setting the file associations on the host computer. I’ll have to play around with this more tomorrow.
well thats the whole point of U3 version, that associations and shell extensions get removed properly…
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i would guess everything is fine then? :-)
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will development of the u3 package be on the same lines as powerarchiver desktop version. i.e as one version getts better so does the other
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Yes, of course. As new PowerArchiver comes out, U3 version will come in at most 1-2 days after.
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It seems that the Shell Extentions are not being removed when you exit the program. I have the regular version of PA installed on my system with Shell Extentions turned on. After running then exiting the U3 version, the context menu still displays 'PowerArchiver 2006 U3". The regular version of PA has also lost its file associations. I would have thought that PA U3 would save current system settings at startup and restore them when exiting.
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It seems that the Shell Extentions are not being removed when you exit the program. I have the regular version of PA installed on my system with Shell Extentions turned on. After running then exiting the U3 version, the context menu still displays 'PowerArchiver 2006 U3". The regular version of PA has also lost its file associations. I would have thought that PA U3 would save current system settings at startup and restore them when exiting.
well, it does that actually. What OS are you using and what version of PA U3? I suggest that you try the latest version.
thanks,
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Context menu should dissapear once you eject your U3 disk BTW, are you doing that or simply exiting PowerArchiver?
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Win XP/SP2 and all of the patches from Microsoft. Both Desktop and U3 versions are 9.63.01. Even after ejecting my U3 the context menu still displays 'PowerArchiver 2006 U3".
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Win XP/SP2 and all of the patches from Microsoft. Both Desktop and U3 versions are 9.63.01. Even after ejecting my U3 the context menu still displays 'PowerArchiver 2006 U3".
you have to eject it for it to do anything - if you simply close PA, it will do nothing.
With regards to not deleting U3 conext menu - does normal PA menu appear after you eject? If so, what happens when you restart?
It might be Explorer caching dlls which happens sometimes so only “cure” is restarting the explorer via restart (or closing and starting explorer.exe).
thanks,
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I remember having an eject that failed. Perhaps this is what caused my problems. I reinstalled the desktop version to get the context menu sorted out. Now inserting the U3 and running PAU3 updates the context menu correctly. Ejecting the the U3 correctly restores the context menu.
Sorry for the confusion! :confused:
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The same thing happened to me, I did the exact same thing as you did to fix the problem. Also thanks to Spywolf for helping understand the mysteries of U3…
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Another problem I discovered is that after ejecting the flash drive, I lose the icons configured on the host system for associated files.
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Another problem I discovered is that after ejecting the flash drive, I lose the icons configured on the host system for associated files.
PA returns associations as they were before (as long as you are using the latest version, we updated U3 version several times in past month).
Problem might be with icon caching in Explorer. Same goes with dll caching. Only way some of these things can be “fixed” is restarting explorer.exe or your computer.
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Problem might be with icon caching in Explorer. Same goes with dll caching. Only way some of these things can be “fixed” is restarting explorer.exe or your computer.
After going through the process of restarting and using TweakUI, the icons still went back to the default icons. I had to reload the skin I was using before I got my icons back.
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basically the answer to the last quest is simple. The computer does not know that power archiver is alreday installed on the computer so when u take the u3 package out of the usb port it simply deletes the details of powerarchiver from your system.
The simply answer that every person is missing is that powerarchiver and the u3 package do not work togther how can they. The u3 deletes all powerarchiver detail;s on exit including icons. basically if you use the u3 package then u will need to reinstall the powerarchiver that is already on your system.
you can not have two pa’s on your sytem at the same time thats the problem if using u3 package.
I have yested this with and without powerarchiver alreday installed on my computer and have come to this conclusion from the results i had .
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basically the answer to the last quest is simple. The computer does not know that power archiver is alreday installed on the computer so when u take the u3 package out of the usb port it simply deletes the details of powerarchiver from your system.
The simply answer that every person is missing is that powerarchiver and the u3 package do not work togther how can they. The u3 deletes all powerarchiver detail;s on exit including icons. basically if you use the u3 package then u will need to reinstall the powerarchiver that is already on your system.
you can not have two pa’s on your sytem at the same time thats the problem if using u3 package.
I have yested this with and without powerarchiver alreday installed on my computer and have come to this conclusion from the results i had .
except that your conclusion is not true… those two versions will work together just fine. As long as you properly use the USB stick it should be great.
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After going through the process of restarting and using TweakUI, the icons still went back to the default icons. I had to reload the skin I was using before I got my icons back.
what do you mean by default icons?
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what do you mean by default icons?
The default icons as used by PA for associated archives as opposed to the ones used by the skin I use - SmoothVista.
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as i correct that the u3 package actually gets rid of itself after it is taken ouit of the usb port. if so how can it detect that two versions of pa are different.
I had exactly the same problem with portable thunderbird and open office.
I was told by their developers that its because they don’t recoimmend suing u3 packages with standard windows versions of their packages.
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The default icons as used by PA for associated archives as opposed to the ones used by the skin I use - SmoothVista.
ah, I thought you got NA icons… we will check it out, thanks.
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as i correct that the u3 package actually gets rid of itself after it is taken ouit of the usb port. if so how can it detect that two versions of pa are different.
I had exactly the same problem with portable thunderbird and open office.
I was told by their developers that its because they don’t recoimmend suing u3 packages with standard windows versions of their packages.
i dont really understand what you are saying. U3 and Desktop version of PA will work fine on same computer.
However, while you are using U3 version, then you should not use desktop version at the same time. Once you eject U3, you can continue using desktop version as you were before.
PA uses different registry keys for U3 and desktop version, so there are no conflicts there…
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is there hope for a localized build of the u3 package (german) and the option to store the registration information into an .ini file (like SpeedCommander U3)?
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is there hope for a localized build of the u3 package (german) and the option to store the registration information into an .ini file (like SpeedCommander U3)?
sure, if enough of people ask for it…
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sure, if enough of people ask for it…
maybe earlier? register on every PC i plugged my U3 drive is not an option. To register SpeedCommander without registry you can put a “register.ini” in the homefolder with this content:
[register] KeyCode=abcd.... RegOwner=efgh...the same can be done with the settings (of the u3 version - also stored in registy or am i wrong) and its easy to implement
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11.5 has been out about a month; will the U3 version be far behind?
Hugh
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11.5 has been out about a month; will the U3 version be far behind?
Hugh
i am glad everyone is waiting for USB version… it will be out after 11.51 :)
