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.
Hello!
Is there currently no portable version of PA2023 available?
(When) do you plan to release one?
Thanks!
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.
If I open a password-protected zipper file (created with WinRAR but I think that’s irrelevant), open it with PowerArchiver and run “Remove Encryption” on the same file, then reopen it and add a password with “Encrypt Archive,” the resulting archive will be protected with the old ZipCrypto algorithm and not AES as indicated.
(this can be verified, for example, by trying to open the archive files with Windows Explorer, which does not support the AES algorithm)
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.
PAE SFX Question
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Just a few things i’d like to get straight—i’ve gathered bits and pieces from the forums on the issue, but i want to make sure i have this right:
- PA can create AES-encrypted PAE archives.
- PA can create passworded PAE SFX files, but NOT AES-encrypted SFX files.
Is this correct? If so, i think the Encrypt window should gray out those encryption options or something when the “Create self-extracting archive” box is selected. I got excited thinking i could create AES SFX files.
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That is not correct.
PAE SFX will extract every kind of PAE file, including AES. You probably read about ZIP AES not being supported by ZIP SFX, which is completly different.
thanks,
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Ahh… very nice, then. Thanks for the quick reply. I know WinZip is charging an ungodly $49.95 just for their SFX 3.0 add-on. Well-encrypted SFX is useful to me for transferring files to recipients who may or may not have a compatible program, and it’s nice for it to be integrated into my archiver of choice.
Which brings me to another question… What about PA’s AES-encrypted ZIP compatibility with other major utilities? Like, i know WinZip and PKZip have had deliberate compatibility issues and such… Basically, incompatibilities and the lack of AES support in Windows’ built-in ZIP utility are why i need encrypted SFX at all.
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Here’s the information from PA’s help file:
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ZIP AES methods supported:Decrypt (read) PkZip 5.1 and PKWare Secure Zip 8.0 Single Password Strong Encryption (AES) and WinZip 9.0 AES-1 and AES-2 formats for key lengths of 128, 192 and 256 bits.
Encrypt (write) the PkZip 5.1 and PKWare Secure Zip 8.0 Single Password Strong Encryption (AES) formats for key lengths of 128, 192 and 256 bits.
So, creation of WinZip’s AES encrypted archives is not supported, however WinZip is supposed to be able to read PKWare Secure Zip AES format archives, so interoperability should be there.
Note that I have not tried any of this - PAE works well enough for my needs - so test it if it really matters to you.
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@phi:
Ahh… very nice, then. Thanks for the quick reply. I know WinZip is charging an ungodly $49.95 just for their SFX 3.0 add-on. Well-encrypted SFX is useful to me for transferring files to recipients who may or may not have a compatible program, and it’s nice for it to be integrated into my archiver of choice.
Which brings me to another question… What about PA’s AES-encrypted ZIP compatibility with other major utilities? Like, i know WinZip and PKZip have had deliberate compatibility issues and such… Basically, incompatibilities and the lack of AES support in Windows’ built-in ZIP utility are why i need encrypted SFX at all.
PkZip, WinZip and PA will read each others AES ZIP archives without any issues….
