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I noticed that the option to add the optimize archive function to the context menu is missing on Windows 10.
Opening each archive with the interface in order to click it becomes tedious with many files.Same for others functions like Remove Archive Encryption
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It would be nice to be able to at least extract Zstandard archives.
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I prefer to use light themes, and when, for example, I have set up my main archive screen to be Classic Toolbar with Blizzard Blue, files in the archive are highlighted (no checkboxes, full row select) with white text on grey background. They are easy to see .
However, in the Add screens, the files and folders are black type upon a pale blue background, which is not so readily visible, especially when highlighting separate files in lists with Ctrl/Click for addition. It would be ideal if the backgrounds to files in these screens could be set to mimic the highlighting of those in the main archive window.
I have tried experimenting with different themes and settings for skins, toolbars and so forth, but, unless I’ve missed something, none seem to give me the effect I want.
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Re: Windows 11 Context menu support
It would really make me happy if you put .BH in the Windows 11 context menu. I know it’s in the “More Options” section, but this would make it more convenient. Don’t know why the option to add it to the menu isn’t there in the first place. P-L-E-A-S-E ??? :) Thanks You!
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Any chance of including this format in a future release?
https://github.com/FS-make-simple/paq9a
Exceptional compression levels.
Thanks.
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In Windows 11 a new explorer context menu is introduced.
The “old” context menu may still be accessed through an additional mouse click, to reach the PowerArchiver context menu functions, but this isn’t comfortable at all.Could you add PowerArchiver items to the first level (and ideally disable the Windows native ZIP entry)
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I’m surprised that OneDrive for Business isn’t supported. I can’t link my company’s OneDrive account, but a personal (free) account works fine.
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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?
Thanks!
Encrypted Archive Format
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I just recently tried using PAE format to encrypt an archive for the first time, and I was actually quite surprised at the lack of concern for security, considering that PAE is designed for secure use. I am referring to the fact that PAE is basically a container format. It’s fine for encrypting individual files, but as an encrypted archive format it is terrible.
The problem with this is that even when PA is set to handle archives transparently, when you go to open the PAE+archive file, PA must first extract the inner unsecured archive file to your temp directory. Of course PA deletes it once it is done, but if PA crashes (or is terminated) while running, the unencrypted archive file remains in your temp directory for anyone to find. And even after it is deleted, it would be trivial for someone to use a drive recovery program to retrieve the unencrypted zip file from your temp directory. Either way you look at it, while having an intermediate archive is a perfectly acceptable (and necessary) step for extracting from a .tar.gz, it is neither desireable nor acceptable for dealing with a secure archive.
Would it be possible to create a better format than PAE, made just for encrypted archives? Actually, perhaps you could just extend what you already have in PAE, but store the file list of the inner archive (encrypted of course) in the PAE header. That way, you could just read the header to get the list of all the files in the archive instead of having to extract the entire thing to a temp folder.
Also, I am not sure if this is possible with the various archive formats but perhaps you could make it so that when the user wants to extract a single file (or set of files) from the encrypted archive, you could use the file index in the header as an index into the archive and thus could extract them directly instead of extracting the entire inner archive first.
–bsiegel, registered user
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… PAE is basically a container format. It’s fine for encrypting individual files, but as an encrypted archive format it is terrible…
Yes, it is a “container format”, PAE is NOT “an encrypted archive format” - see the help file.
All PAE claims is that access to the archive is secured.
This is intended for security of file transfer - not working with the archive contents.
Even when using a format specific security (e.g. ZIP AES) which encrypts the individual files within the archive, once you have entered the password to decrypt - you are responsible for the “security” of the decrypted contents. -
Yes, it is a “container format”, PAE is NOT “an encrypted archive format” - see the help file.
All PAE claims is that access to the archive is secured.
This is intended for security of file transfer - not working with the archive contents.
Even when using a format specific security (e.g. ZIP AES) which encrypts the individual files within the archive, once you have entered the password to decrypt - you are responsible for the “security” of the decrypted contents.Terry is right, PAE is an container encryption. This also has some benefits. It was done before we had 7zip AES and zip AES. It is same as if you encrypted archive with some stand alone encryption tool.
So, if you want real file format encryption, you have an option of 7zip AES and zip AES, both 256bit, and they work great.
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I realize that PAE is designed to be an encrypted container format and nothing more. I’m not indicting the PAE format. What I was wondering was whether there would be merit to extending the PAE format to better handle encrypted archives. I’d be willing to lend a hand with it if you feel it would be worthwhile.
–bsiegel
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I realize that PAE is designed to be an encrypted container format and nothing more. I’m not indicting the PAE format. What I was wondering was whether there would be merit to extending the PAE format to better handle encrypted archives. I’d be willing to lend a hand with it if you feel it would be worthwhile.
–bsiegel
but then, it would be real file format, which would make no sense since you already have options of 7zip AES and zip AES.
Not knowing contents of archives is actually beneficial when sending files over the net, since then an attacker has less information about encrypted files (which an big deal in some security reports on zip aes implementation).
If this means nothing to you, then you can simply use 7zip or zip’s aes directly? You simply have both options in PowerArchiver as it stands right now.
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it would be nice if we could have pae but with 7zip and zip aes inside it. better security.
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it would be nice if we could have pae but with 7zip and zip aes inside it. better security.
You can :confused:
Have to use two steps (of course).