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.
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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PA 22.00.09
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PA 22.00.09 shows a nag screen, when I try to open some setting windows. I have already PA 2023 Toolbox and PA shows, that it’s licensed in the info dialog.
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PA 22.00.09
Some labels in the help toolbar are not translated:
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I’m looking forward to deploying PowerArchiver 2023 to my users. Can you tell us when the MSI will be available for download and distribution?
Thanks.
Hi there,
there were some security issues fixed in 7zip:
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1165/
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1164/
As it seems, that PowerArchiver and PACL use the 7zip libraries, could you please update them to the latest version?
Hi,
From where I get PAVD2023.EXE? PowerArchiver 2023 tries to open it.
But it seems, it tries to download PAVD2021.EXE.
Thanks
I noticed that the version of ZPAQ used is older than the latest released 7.15 https://mattmahoney.net/dc/zpaq.html also there seems to be a newer fork that adds several features https://github.com/fcorbelli/zpaqfranz
It would be useful to implement this latest version (it also maintains the same syntax and behavior as the latest official release if used the -715 flag) and add when opening a zpaq file a choice of the version of the files to show (e.g. as dummy folders represented the various versions present). Since any previous changes are stored with this format, it is possible to extract a snapshot of a certain date/version.
Delay in exitting the program (Pa2007)
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Sorry for the vagueness but unfortunately i cannot consistently reproduce this bug.
I uninstalled the old 2006 version and did a clean install of 2007.
I use the classic interface (not the new one).
I get a delay when closing some arhives. For example i hit the X at the corner of the window with an archive open and the place where the archive contents are displayed goes blank because the file is closed but the PA window persists for about 3 or 4 seconds. It happens with any archive type but unfortunately NOT all the time. Had it happen to both zip and 7z and once with a rar archive i think.It never does it if i just open PA with no archives (just start and close the program itself).
My system spec:
Windows XP SP2
P4 3.2E
1gig DDR ram
1x 120 gb HD
1x 200 gb HDP.S. Forgot to mention that i have the new queue thing disabled (i don’t want an extra icon cluttering my system tray :( )
Hope you guys find the bug :)
Mame
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you have an explorer view enabled?
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Nope classical view
Mame
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i had this problem with some programs and i found that it was a internet explorer bug.
do u have any programs open when u exit pa
any programs installed recently
have you checked for spywrae and virus.
there is a way to delay programs exiting from within windows though i’m not totally shaw how it works.
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I see this problem too (PA 2007 Beta 2).
The action that triggers it for me is opening a file inside a zip from PA (for example doubleclicking on a Word doc or .MSI setup file) from within PA.
If I just extract the file the delay at shutdown does not happen; I have to actually open the file from within PA.
Explorer or Classic view have no effect on this.
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I see this problem too (PA 2007 Beta 2).
The action that triggers it for me is opening a file inside a zip from PA (for example doubleclicking on a Word doc or .MSI setup file) from within PA.
If I just extract the file the delay at shutdown does not happen; I have to actually open the file from within PA.
Explorer or Classic view have no effect on this.
You got it.
Yes this is how the bug is reproduced.
If you run ANY file even a txt file by double clicking you get the delay when closing PA.Way to go mate
Mame
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nice
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Thanks!
I hope the issue should be fixed in Beta 3. Not sure, but after some changes that might make problems, doesn’t happend.
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Fixed in Beta 3.
