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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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).
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.
If I compress a folder to a .pa using right click, Compress to folder.pa and use the new Windows 11 menu then the Options, Configuration, Miscellaneous, Use normal relative path setting is always enabled.
But I like this option disabled so I have to use the old style menu in order to get PA to compress a folder in the way I wish.
Best compression
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Which archive format will give me the most compression? Not worried how long the archive will take. I will be archiving text, pictures, mp3s
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Hello!
Definetely 7-ZIP format, Ultra compression level (method) with Solid archive option checked. Be sure to check “Create Solid archive” if you are compressing more files, because this is the only way to save some space if you are compressing MP3 or JPEG files.
The thing is that MP3 and JPEG files are already compressed and the only way you can make archive smaller than sum of files you are compressing is to use “Solid” option.
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Definetely 7-ZIP format, Ultra compression level (method) with Solid archive option checked. Be sure to check “Create Solid archive” if you are compressing more files, because this is the only way to save some space if you are compressing MP3 or JPEG files.
True if archiving a mixture of filetypes.
However, I have found that for an archive of ONLY jpg files - then CAB results in smaller archive.
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I’m new at this. I have an e-book with an extension.pdb. I don’t seem to be able to extract it. I don’t have a Palm hand held but I have an e-bookman. I
would like to change it to a text file. Can I do this with PA? I just bought the PA this week. TIA. I’m at jude50ic@charter.net -
I’m new at this. I have an e-book with an extension.pdb. I don’t seem to be able to extract it. I don’t have a Palm hand held but I have an e-bookman. I
would like to change it to a text file. Can I do this with PA? I just bought the PA this week. TIA. I’m at jude50ic@charter.netthat is probably an actual book format, there should be nothing to extract but you need an reader to read it. did you try isilo.com?
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if you don’t mind not being able to update a file in the archive like cab com pression does then take a look at uha compression not supported by powerarchiver yet. it is by far the best in compression stakes and beats 7-zip hands down
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if you don’t mind not being able to update a file in the archive like cab com pression does then take a look at uha compression not supported by powerarchiver yet. it is by far the best in compression stakes and beats 7-zip hands down
Not when compressing JPEG - cab is still better.
A folder containing 5 camera pictures (jpgs)foldersize 8376868
cab 8361174
uha 8364139
7z 8411285Edit: before someone else says it :p
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there is a limit on the cab archive. you are limited to the saize of ut where as uha you are not just like the zip format used to have
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If you really don’t mind waiting for a “while” and the compressed files’ size isn’t too big then you could use WinRK at PWCM-level compression. Be warned though that it REALLY takes a long time but has close to 68% compression for mixed files when using its own .rk file format.
With both 7Zip and PowerArchiver i got to the results of 59,275%. I also tried compressing 5 .jpg files with 7Zip, PowerArchiver and WinRK. With WinRK it gave a 5% compression ratio, with 7Zip 1,25% and PowerArchiver 0,86%. This of course was only with 5 JPG-files as i didn’t have more for the time being, but theoretically it would show that WinRK is abt. 4 times as efficient with a single file type compared to 7Zip and abt. 6 times compared to PowerArchiver.
I would seriously recommend 7Zip as your main compressing program as it is very fast even at Ultra-encryption compared to WinRK, but if you need optimal compression for a bunch of files and dont mind waiting for a couple of hours/0,5GB then your choice is clearly WinRK. Otherwise, as said 7Zip is fast and easy.
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When compressing compressed files such as mp3 files (or some graphic format), compression ratios are so low that it is better to use the fastest compression just for archival purposes. I am assuming that when you wrote 0.68% for PA you mean PA zip - it is probably much better just to compress to zip with no compression since it is 10x faster than 7zip or some other format.
In any case, we are discussing compression in PA and as general rule of thumb, 7zip is the best compression in PA. But if you are compressing already compressed files, then zip is much faster and better solution.
thanks