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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.
ISO creation
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I just purchased Power Archiver today, am I must say I’m liking it a lot. With it’s encryption feature I was able to uninstall Blowfish. I do like the fact that it can also extract ISO images. However, one thing that I wish it could do that it currently can’t (I think) is create ISO images. That would be very useful. I think I’d go running down the street if they did that…and I have cerebral Palsy!!!
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normally a burning program like Nero can do this
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normally a burning program like Nero can do this
Right, I understand that. However, mine app (ONES) does not. I just mean that since it extracts ISO it would be nice if it also created them. Am I alone on this, or would others like this feature as well?
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you can try Deepburner Free
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problem with having ISO creation is that you would expect it to create images of cds/dvds, which is something we are not prepared to do and would be application in itself, definetly goes beyond the scope of archiving utility.
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problem with having ISO creation is that you would expect it to create images of cds/dvds, which is something we are not prepared to do and would be application in itself, definetly goes beyond the scope of archiving utility.
I can see your point. I don’t necessarily agree with it, but I understand where your coming from. What if Archiver can extract and EDIT iso files, would that be “doable?” That would solve my need right there. Currently users cannot add files to an arleady existing image. If we could then I could keep using the same image file and just change a couple files out as they are outdated. (I need to create bootable acronis true image cds with a backup of my harddrive) That would work. Is that feasible?
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+1 for editing ISO files. I suppose creation goes with that territory huh? I would find it useful.
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Again, I don’t at all mean to be disrespectful. It just seems to me that these two features, extraction and creation and/or editing of ISOs goes hand in hand; meaning that they are often done together or in conjunction with eachother.
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Actually, in terms of implementation/support they are different things:-
- Extraction
- Creation
- Editing (adding/removing from existing archive)
Editing is also dependant on the format.
This is why e.g.
RAR/Arj files can only be extracted.
CAB/7z files can be extracted and created.
Zip files can be extracted, created and edited.Note: I am not saying it cannot be done, but I believe you need to support Creation before you can support editing.
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yep, editing and creating are pretty much the same, depending on the format. However there is an big difference in ISO, because with creation you would have to support different ISO formats while with editing you simply edit it.
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Thanks for that. I hadn’t realized the complexities here. If it help, which I don’t know if i will, you could also go the way TugZip went when they implemented rar creation support. It was not an ingrained feature but rather can as a plugin (here)
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Thanks for that. I hadn’t realized the complexities here. If it help, which I don’t know if i will, you could also go the way TugZip went when they implemented rar creation support. It was not an ingrained feature but rather can as a plugin (here)
Been discussed many times (try a search for RAR or for plugin).
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No, I think you misunderstand. I am not making the request for rar creation support. I was trying to just show a way that PA’s abilities could be expanded, as Tugzip’s were with this plugin, without ingraining this feature in PA whch would be more difficult. Essentially, make ISO creation an/or editing a plugin. That was what I was trying to say. It was just an ideas based on the successes of others.
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PA will support plugins in the future… but for example, in this case, someone has to use command line rar in order to have rar support. It has not beenfits at all to PA users. It would be much easier to simply use WR.
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… in this case, someone has to use command line rar…
…witch is not free and requires a license to WR… :rolleyes:
