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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.
Serious problem with 7z archive handling
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If you have a large 7z archive (413 MB, in my case) and you try to extract a single file, PA processes every file in the archive, just to extract the one file you’re after. :rolleyes:
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it is an solid archive, so as much as I remember, it shouldnt know anything about single files, right?
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it is an solid archive, so as much as I remember, it shouldnt know anything about single files, right?
I don’t understand your comment. However, the same files, archived with the ZIP format (456 MB), permits a single file to be extracted in practically not time.
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7zip is an solid archive usually, which means all files are trated as one huge file. End result of this is better compression. As the downside, you can not add files to the archive, or update them. When you extract single files, if it is an solid archive, it probably needs to extract all files from same filestream (usually not whole archive).
zip is not an solid format, so same does not apply.
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7zip is an solid archive usually, which means all files are trated as one huge file. End result of this is better compression.
I suppose this is the same case with .CAB? I was going to also test with a CAB archive, but it’s taking FOREVER to compress. 14 minutes has elapsed and I’m at only 25 %! :eek:
EDIT: I guess not. Creation of the .CAB archive (428 MB) completed about 14 minutes ago, and I was able to do the single file extraction pretty much as fast as with the ZIP archive.
I guess 7z is no good if you ever hope to extract single files from a large archive. :(
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I suppose this is the same case with .CAB? I was going to also test with a CAB archive, but it’s taking FOREVER to compress. 14 minutes has elapsed and I’m at only 25 %! :eek:
EDIT: I guess not. Creation of the .CAB archive (428 MB) completed about 14 minutes ago, and I was able to do the single file extraction pretty much as fast as with the ZIP archive.
I guess 7z is no good if you ever hope to extract single files from a large archive. :(
Yes, CAB is also a solid format (but as you found sometimes faster than 7z) - although the compression is usually not as good.
If you need to add or extract from 7z archives, just deactivate the option “Create Solid Archive”.
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If you need to add or extract from 7z archives, just deactivate the option “Create Solid Archive”.
Thanks for the info.
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Try SQX. It also creates solid archives and can of course update such archives.
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Try SQX. It also creates solid archives and can of course update such archives.
Another compression format! :eek: Why can’t we all just get along? :cool:
Ivan & spwolf, any thoughts of adding SQX to the list? :p
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Ivan & spwolf, any thoughts of adding SQX to the list? :p
It is already in the Wishlist (among many, many others).
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Another compression format! :eek: Why can’t we all just get along? :cool:
Ivan & spwolf, any thoughts of adding SQX to the list? :p
nope. there is nothing new there, another non open source format.
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Try SQX. It also creates solid archives and can of course update such archives.
works the same as every other solid format btw - if you want to update file, whole archive needs to be re-compressed, so basically it is hardly an updating :-). Same goes with extracting files, other files need to be extracted as well.
