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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

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      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

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      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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    PA2007 What do you think?

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    • RJWaring
      RJWaring last edited by

      Since the 1st Beta release of PowerArchiver 2007 there have been many Forums, comments and amendments to the new Ultimate Achiver!

      However, we have yet had a poll to allow us all to vote on our thoughts on the programs success and wither or not we as users, customers or potential customers think so far.

      Taking into consideration we are still in Beta Please feel free to vote and add your comments about the new version.

      “Please note that this is for technical issues but more for us to speak freely on our experience and thoughts about PA2007”

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      • spwolf
        spwolf conexware last edited by

        Be warned, whoever gives negative feedback will get their registration codes nulled!

        :-)

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        • spwolf
          spwolf conexware last edited by

          p.s. its too many options… usually good poll is 3-4 options total.

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          • RJWaring
            RJWaring @spwolf last edited by

            I know, I was going to host a pile of questions on my site and then send it to you guys. However, this was the quickest method!

            Its a shame your poll doesnt allow you to have multiple quesions.
            e.g
            1.Do you like the look and feel of PA
            a. DAM RITE!
            b. Its ok i guess
            c. ow? has it changed!

            2. What do you think of the features?
            a. What dont i think!! its great!
            b. Versitile
            c. It has features? where are they then?

            OW and ignore Spywolf Guys hes only joking about taking away your serials…… “i think” :confused:

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            • spwolf
              spwolf conexware @RJWaring last edited by

              @Sir:

              OW and ignore Spywolf Guys there only joking about taking away your serials……:confused:

              i think everyone got that part :D

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              • RJWaring
                RJWaring last edited by

                Your one of them guys who laur someone into a false sense of security arnt you! :D

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                • spwolf
                  spwolf conexware @RJWaring last edited by

                  @Sir:

                  Your one of them guys who laur someone into a false sense of security arnt you! :D

                  … and then … ZAP… and keys are gone… better behave guys…

                  or am I joking?

                  :P

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                  • TBGBe
                    TBGBe @spwolf last edited by

                    Yet again - a poll that I may not vote on :confused:

                    Still, that I guess that means my reg code is safe :p

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                    • spwolf
                      spwolf conexware @TBGBe last edited by

                      @TBGBe:

                      Yet again - a poll that I may not vote on :confused:

                      Still, that I guess that means my reg code is safe :p

                      you are priviledged, such tasks are below your standards :-).

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                      • RJWaring
                        RJWaring last edited by

                        I see what you are doing Spywolf! using reverse Psychology in order to make others feel they are above completing polls on PA and that such tasks are obtuse to their standards.

                        But from looking at the poll so far 85% of users beleave the new version of PA Rules! with 42% who prefer the new style Menu’s! I would guess that that number should go up once they learn how to use the ribbon menu.

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                        • TBGBe
                          TBGBe @RJWaring last edited by

                          By the way, Sir Richard…
                          Where’s the
                          “Don’t use GUI - I do everything via shell extensions” option :confused:
                          {Also aren’t polls invalid when there is no “Just Drink Beer” option :D }

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                            andy2004 last edited by

                            I just downloaded and installed the 10 beta 7, to things immediately jumped out at me, 1, the new layout of the toolbar, change it to use the old which i prefer, and the size of the .dat file to create 7-zip sfx files at 294kb, jeez, and thats compressed using UPX, i was expecting something in the region of 60-70kb upx compressed, due to the fact the 1 i’m currently using is only 47kb, note by changing the upx packer to Upack reduced to 203024 bytes, Upack is also freeware, sorry i just couldnt help myself to re-compressing the .dat file.
                            I believe you could make the 7-zip dat file smaller without recompressing it.

                            Upack by Dwing available here, http://www.wex.cn/dwing/mycomp.htm#upack and it comes with a gui to

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                            • spwolf
                              spwolf conexware @andy2004 last edited by

                              @andy2004:

                              I just downloaded and installed the 10 beta 7, to things immediately jumped out at me, 1, the new layout of the toolbar, change it to use the old which i prefer, and the size of the .dat file to create 7-zip sfx files at 294kb, jeez, and thats compressed using UPX, i was expecting something in the region of 60-70kb upx compressed, due to the fact the 1 i’m currently using is only 47kb, note by changing the upx packer to Upack reduced to 203024 bytes, Upack is also freeware, sorry i just couldnt help myself to re-compressing the .dat file

                              whats the link for upack?

                              yeah, it is big, and not something we can change easily, 7zip dll itself is 160kb or more and then we are left with interface :-).

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                              • spwolf
                                spwolf conexware @RJWaring last edited by

                                i dont get it? Everyone likes it according to poll… Thats why you dont have poll where 6 answers are positive ones :-).

                                There are only 2 negative answers on the poll… And nobody picked them.

                                If someone dont likes Office UI…they dont have to use it :-).

                                We probably got around 100 emails so far on people liking it, and so far got 1 negative email, so ratio is good.

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                                • spwolf
                                  spwolf conexware @RJWaring last edited by

                                  @Sir:

                                  I see what you are doing Spywolf! using reverse Psychology in order to make others feel they are above completing polls on PA and that such tasks are obtuse to their standards.

                                  Not really, it is hard to expect anything but mostly good answers on PowerArchiver forums, since people here like…PowerArchiver:-).

                                  It is hard to expect that people who visit daily dont like it :-).

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                                    andy2004 last edited by

                                    if u look at my previous post spywolf i added the webpage to Upack, there are 2 gui’s for it, winUpack is standard and UPO is for running it through the numbers, to get the best size, itstead of doing it manually
                                    for the 7-zip dat file, it would be 3,47 with a filesize of 202924 bytes for the smallest size, talking of filesizes, wouldnt it be possible for you to modify a sfx file already made as small as possible without compression, add info to that.

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                                    • spwolf
                                      spwolf conexware @andy2004 last edited by

                                      @andy2004:

                                      if u look at my previous post spywolf i added the webpage to Upack, there are 2 gui’s for it, winUpack is standard and UPO is for running it through the numbers, to get the best size, itstead of doing it manually
                                      for the 7-zip dat file, it would be 3,47 with a filesize of 202924 bytes for the smallest size, talking of filesizes, wouldnt it be possible for you to modify a sfx file already made as small as possible without compression, add info to that.

                                      you have to consider that we have to have full interface. When we modified 7zip sfx, we couldnt add all the features we wanted, without size going up. And more important was that we found out that modified sfx was slower than using dll, which is why we moved to dll.

                                      It is mostly for distributing files that are large - larger than 10-15 MB compressed, so extra 150kb for interface doesnt really matter…

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                                      • spwolf
                                        spwolf conexware last edited by

                                        we did try upack, but for reason that escapes me now, we decided un upx implementation… could be false positives or some incompatibility, not sure anymore.

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                                        • RJWaring
                                          RJWaring last edited by

                                          What are you saying?? that I fixed the poll??? ;)

                                          I am discusted! after all I am an honorable “Sir!”

                                          huhh fixing polls!..…

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                                          • manuangi
                                            manuangi last edited by

                                            lol ^^

                                            ivan, spwolf, it’s not fair you voted too! :P

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                                            • spwolf
                                              spwolf conexware @manuangi last edited by

                                              @manuangi:

                                              lol ^^

                                              ivan, spwolf, it’s not fair you voted too! :P

                                              and where is your vote?

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                                                pantalone @spwolf last edited by

                                                @spwolf:

                                                Not really, it is hard to expect anything but mostly good answers on PowerArchiver forums, since people here like…PowerArchiver:-).

                                                It is hard to expect that people who visit daily dont like it :-).

                                                Okay, you forced me to reply. I’ve been using PA 2006 for a few months and I love it! I was a registered user of that other software (initials W.Z.) but they ticked me off by asking me to pay for the most recent upgrade.

                                                PA 2007 seems to work just fine (save for a few bugs I’m sure will be worked out before final release) but I really don’t like the new interface. It’s too “busy”. But as long as I can use the “classic” interface, I’ve got no problem. Of course, I’m still using the “Windows Classic” style on my XP machine, too…

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                                                  Grizzly @spwolf last edited by

                                                  Hi!

                                                  Great job guys!

                                                  However there are two things that annoy me.
                                                  Why is it not possible to cascade the context menu like in PA2006?
                                                  Some Buttons are to small for the German translation.

                                                  Best Regards
                                                  Felix

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                                                  • spwolf
                                                    spwolf conexware @Grizzly last edited by

                                                    @Grizzly:

                                                    Hi!

                                                    Great job guys!

                                                    However there are two things that annoy me.
                                                    Why is it not possible to cascade the context menu like in PA2006?
                                                    Some Buttons are to small for the German translation.

                                                    Best Regards
                                                    Felix

                                                    sure it is… you just have to do via Add to submenu button…

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                                                      Grizzly @spwolf last edited by

                                                      @spwolf:

                                                      sure it is… you just have to do via Add to submenu button…

                                                      Thanks for the fast help!

                                                      Now I saw the button. :o
                                                      I didn’t know it was this button because some parts of the text are missing in the German translation. ;)

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                                                      • spwolf
                                                        spwolf conexware @Grizzly last edited by

                                                        @Grizzly:

                                                        Thanks for the fast help!

                                                        Now I saw the button. :o
                                                        I didn’t know it was this button because some parts of the text are missing in the German translation. ;)

                                                        :-)

                                                        We enlarged everything to the maximum especially for the germans….

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