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    • Missing virtual driver in Patchbeam

      pirrbe

      PA 2023 22.00.08
      Long time no seeing. So I start up the new year with a first problem : the virtual driver cannot be installed. Reason : it is missing in the Fast Ring PatchBeam Update Service…
      Virtual driver PA 2023-01-28 152607.png
      It seems a standard problem with new releases :-)
      Can I have a link or can it be fixed. Thank you. CU later

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    • PA 21.00.18 testing via context menu causes extraction of files

      D

      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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    • Start PowerArchiver 2023 Starter when my computer starts

      Brian Gregory

      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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    • Testing .pa archives

      PA_Fan

      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 errors

      Is 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 Action / Test behaves oddly for me on .PA files

      Brian Gregory

      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!
      b) PA always says there are many errors in PA files.

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    • Small UI / Theme bug in 2023

      Z

      Clipboard02.jpg

      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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    • PowerArchiver and PACL for macOS

      spwolf

      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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    • Functions in Windows 11 context menu no longer work after last Windows Update

      T

      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.

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    Multi Volume Disk Full - How to recover?

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      earthzen last edited by

      I created a multi volume Deflate64 archive with maximum file size of 15,000 KB. I set the options to move the files to the archive and delete the original files.

      :eek: I ran out of disk space during the process. It did not create the main multi volume zip file. It created a partial multi volume file (z731) and a bunch of zero byte files (z732 … z759).

      :( I tried using pkware to open z01. It asked for the location of the last disk but would not accept the directory name. Powerarchive says z01 is not a valid archive.

      Is there any way to recover these files?

      :) Thanks,
      Forrest

      Mult Volume files created;
      15,000 KB files - downloads.z01 (…) downloads.z730
      3,304 KB file - downloads.z731
      zero byte files - downloads.z732 (…) downloads.z759

      Below are my settings for the “Add” dialog box on the Options Tab.

      Action: Move Files
      Compression: Maximum (slowest)
      Profile: ZIP Default
      Additional Options: Include System and hidden files
      Advanced ZIP Options: Use Deflate64
      Multiple Disk Spanning: Cuistom
      Max. volume size: 15000 kBytes
      Mode: pkZip/PA 7.0 Compatible
      Zip Encryption: Disabled

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        TBGBe last edited by

        Obvious things first:

        !) What OS?
        2) Did you create archives on the same Drive / Partition as the files?
        3) Do you have another Drive/Partition to work with?
        4) What is the size of your Drives/Partitions?
        5) What were the original files?

        If the answer to 2) is yes - then do not create any new files/directories (or copies) on it.

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          earthzen @TBGBe last edited by

          Thank you for your reply!

          Below is the additional information.

          :) Thanks,
          Forrest

          !) What OS?
          Windows XP home addition.

          1. Did you create archives on the same Drive / Partition as the files?
            Yes, I created them on drive two partition G:

          2. Do you have another Drive/Partition to work with?
            Yes, I’ve already cleared additional space off.

          3. What is the size of your Drives/Partitions?
            Drive 1: Western Digital WD1600BB-22FTA0 Capacity: 160 GB
            C: Capacity: 80 Used: 52 Free: 27 NTFS % Used: 65
            D: Capacity: 32 Used: 11 Free: 21 FAT32 % Used: 35
            E: Capacity: 40 Used: 20 Free: 19 NTFS % Used: 51
            Totals Capacity: 152 Used: 83 Free: 68 % Used: 55

          Drive 2: Maxtor 6Y080P0 Capacity: 80 GB
          G: Capacity: 42 Used: 25 Free: 17 FAT32 % Used: 60
          K: Capacity: 35 Used: 26 Free: 8 NTFS % Used: 76
          Totals Capacity: 78 Used: 52 Free: 25 % Used: 67

          1. What were the original files?
            Many different kinds (EXE, TXT, PDF, ISO, ZIP, RAR, etc.)
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          • TBGBe
            TBGBe @earthzen last edited by

            I created them on drive two partition G:
            …
            Drive 2: Maxtor 6Y080P0 Capacity: 80 GB
            G: Capacity: 42 Used: 25 Free: 17 FAT32 % Used: 60
            …
            Yes, I’ve already cleared additional space off.

            Is that correct?
            On this drive you tried to create an archive of ~15M*760 = ~1.275GB
            You have 25GB free and it failed because the drive was FULL?

            Something seriously wrong here… :confused:
            You didn’t clear the additional space on this G:drive I hope?

            I don’t know if you can recover anything from the incomplete split Zip.

            Hopefully, spwolf or Ivan will chip in on that.

            Are the original files (not the Zip archives) still in trash/recycle bin?
            Maybe you need an “undelete type” tool?

            [Off Topic]
            For future reference:
            Deflate64 on RAR,PDF,ZIP, ISO is not a good idea as they are already compressed,
            just store them into split Zip.
            [/Off Topic]

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              spwolf conexware @TBGBe last edited by

              What version of PA was it?

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                earthzen @TBGBe last edited by

                I under estimated the hard space I would need by a few gig. I won’t make that mistake again, but I really need to recover the files left in the multi volume archive. I was just looking for a quick way to clear essential files off the 160 gig drive so I can repartition and install several operating systems. To do this I needed to clear some space on the 80 gig drive.

                Yes, I cleared the additional space on G: drive. No, there is nothing in the recycle bin. I have archived and moved other files since this happened.

                Here are the settings for file size when spanning volumes. I wanted the option of copying to a FAT32 partition so I kept the file sizes under 2 gig.

                Multiple Disk Spanning: Custom
                Max. volume size: 15000 kBytes

                15000 kBytes = 1.5 Gigabytes
                760 * 1.5 GB = 11.40 Gigabytes

                Thanks,
                Forrest

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                  earthzen @spwolf last edited by

                  The version of PA I am using is Powerarchiver 9.01.01 (August, 2004).

                  –Forrest

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                    TBGBe @earthzen last edited by

                    15000 kBytes = 1.5 Gigabytes 760 * 1.5 GB = 11.40 Gigabytes

                    No (approximation ignoring decimal/hex argument) -

                    1 GB {Giga} = 1000 MB {Mega}
                    1 MB {Mega} = 1000 kB {kilo}

                    So 15000 kB = 15 MB

                    Whereas
                    1.5 GB = 1500 MB = 1500 000 kB

                    For intended 11.4 GB -> did you activate “Make Large Zip File (over 4GB)” ?

                    But too late now :(

                    I’ll leave it to spwolf regarding recovering files from incomplete spanned Zip.

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                      earthzen @TBGBe last edited by

                      Your right! Oooops! Been awhile since I did the numbers. :p
                      14.6 MB (15,360,000 bytes)

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                        TBGBe @earthzen last edited by

                        @earthzen:

                        Your right! Oooops! Been awhile since I did the numbers. :p
                        14.6 MB (15,360,000 bytes)

                        :eek: Me too - ~15M*760 = ~11.275GB

                        So, now on G: you still have (zip…Z731) files which are valid -
                        Which is about 10.9GB correct? :D

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                          davidsplash @TBGBe last edited by

                          you could try repairimg the file using the file repair or you could try winmzip as they might be able to sovle your problem but if that fails then i would try advance zip repair. if that failes powerarchiver which might work but as you’ve tried that the only hope then is that the file can be recovered by someone canbn you post it here so we can try to recover the files for you.

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                            TBGBe @davidsplash last edited by

                            @davidsplash:

                            you could try repairimg the file using the file repair or you could try winmzip as they might be able to sovle your problem but if that fails then i would try advance zip repair.

                            For safety, only do this with copies of your Zip Files - otherwise you might lose them completely.

                            @davidsplash:

                            canbn you post it here so we can try to recover the files for you.

                            Cannot attach 10GB !!
                            Or even first couple (15MB each)!!

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                              earthzen @TBGBe last edited by

                              Sorry for the delay. I’ve tried a few things but still have not been able to access the files.

                              :cool: I have resolved myself to the fact I may not be able to recover the files. I am continuing mostly out of curiosity now.

                              I have combined the files into one file using the instructions here;
                              http://www.repairfile.com/faq.htm

                              10.3 GB (11,089,920,000 bytes)

                              I tried “Advanced Zip Repair” but it locked up. It may have had problems because I was using to many system resources. I’ll try to rerun it overnight.

                              I am looking into the structure of zip files at this link;
                              http://www.pkware.com/company/standards/appnote/

                              I am using this hex editor which handles large files;
                              http://www.sweetscape.com/010editor/

                              If I find anything new I’ll make a post.

                              –Forrest

                              p.s. davidsplash - I’m not sure if winmzip was a mispelling as I cannot find any information on it. Besides “Advanced Zip Repair”, I have tried powerarchiver, pkzip, zipzag, and winzip. None of them will open the file.

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                                davidsplash @earthzen last edited by

                                meant winzip. However it might be good to put the file to gether ie. link it up to one then have a go

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                                  spwolf conexware @davidsplash last edited by

                                  @davidsplash:

                                  meant winzip. However it might be good to put the file to gether ie. link it up to one then have a go

                                  its 10 GB :-).

                                  Anyway, Forrest - you are at correct track, it would be a lot of manual work but that is the only way…

                                  regards,

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