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.
Two bugs and a suggestion: Dragging dropping and the temp folder
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Hi,
With version 9.51.01 when dragging and dropping files into a folder to extract them, the PW progress window becomes unresponsive and you cannot click cancel or minimise.
Also when dragging and dropping, the files extracted are put into the Temp folder regardless of whether the ‘Use current folder as temp’ option is turned on.
When extracting to the temp folder and the temp folder is on the same partition as the destination folder why not Move the files from the temp folder to the destination folder as opposed to Copying them? Moving them would not take any extra time which can be frustrating when extracting large files.
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please do not use search box! It will format your hard drive!
:-).
Option for extracting directly is not implemented yet for d&d, it will be for one of the future versions (another similar thread was made 2 days ago).
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Ok Thanks for your reply. I found that thread about dragging and dropping and the temp folder.
But what about the other two things. Are you able to reproduce the problem where the progress window becomes unresponsive when dragging and dropping or has this been fixed already maybe?
And for the Moving as opposed to Copying thing I think this would be handy as it would allows you to use the temp folder without the added waiting time. Would be possible to add this feature?
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@DeX:
… Are you able to reproduce the problem where the progress window becomes unresponsive when dragging and dropping or has this been fixed already maybe?
…I believe this is depending on the archive format.
e.g. Extracting multiple files:-
D&D extraction from iso can not be cancelled.
D&D extraction from zip can be cancelled. -
we will check it out for next release…
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I believe this is depending on the archive format.
e.g. Extracting multiple files:-
D&D extraction from iso can not be cancelled.
D&D extraction from zip can be cancelled.I get the same problem no matter what type of archive I’m extracting.
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I get the freeze once in a while. But usually with large files like 80 MB’s or bigger.
The progress indicator stays at 0% and if I click on another window the dialog caption text changes to (Not responding).
Also during this time there is drive activity. After a minute the dialog starts responding and extraction completes.
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That’s not exactly what happens for me.
When I finish dragging and dropping, the cursor remains as the cursor that appears when you have something to drag and drop. Also the progress meter appears to work fine but it doesn’t respond to mouse clicks at all. When you move the cursor over any of the Minimize, Cancel or Tray buttons they are not highlighted as you would expect when you hover over a button. If you do try to click on the program it doesn’t say ‘Not Responding’ it just doesn’t do anything.
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we will check it out for next release, will let you know if we need more info. thanks!
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@DeX:
That’s not exactly what happens for me.
Just to let you know, MarcFou and I are using PA 9.62.03 - there were “some improvements”.
But as spwolf said, there may be more in “next version”. -
have any of you instaled any programs that use search tools of internet explorer or anything that uses internet explorer functions at all? What version of windows do you have.
I have several programs that have thesame problem to what is described and microsoft sayes its a windows fault.
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I’m not sure what kind of tool you mean but I have the Google toolbar installed for both IE and Firefox although I only ever use Firefox.