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Any chance of including this format in a future release?
https://github.com/FS-make-simple/paq9a
Exceptional compression levels.
Thanks.
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Now that the Windows Store is making support for non-UWP apps mainstream, including those with their own update delivery process, it would be nice to see PowerArchiver in the Windows Store going forwards - at least as a channel for the product to be available.
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Tell us what features you want from new format…
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It would be nice to be able to at least extract Zstandard archives.
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In Windows 11 a new explorer context menu is introduced.
The “old” context menu may still be accessed through an additional mouse click, to reach the PowerArchiver context menu functions, but this isn’t comfortable at all.Could you add PowerArchiver items to the first level (and ideally disable the Windows native ZIP entry)
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I’m surprised that OneDrive for Business isn’t supported. I can’t link my company’s OneDrive account, but a personal (free) account works fine.
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Hi,
I’d like to propose an improvement for password protected archives.
Actual behavior is:
If I open an archive, which is password protected and make a typo in the password dialog, I’ll get the message, that the password was wrong and I end up with an empty window. I need to reopen the archive to be able to enter the password again.Improved behavior:
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Hello!
I know I have been asking for this feature some time ago, but as nothing has changed let me ask again:
The ZIPX-format offers an algorithm, that compresses JPEG-files by about 20-30%. Please add compression (packing) support for this in ZIPX-archives to Powerarchiver. Extraction of JPEGs packed into ZIPX by this algorithm is already supported by Powerarchiver for a long time, so it should not be difficult? Or is it a licensing problem?
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Hi,
I’d like to suggest, that the correct archive type is (always) selected, when adding files by drag & drop to an archive.
This is already happening if the archive has the correct extension. For example, if I’m adding files to test.zip, zip will be selected. If I’m adding files to test.7z, 7z will be selected as format in “Add dialog”.
But this won’t be working, if the archive has not the “right” extension.
So XPI files (Firefox addons) for example are ZIP files. PowerArchiver opens them without any problems, but if I try to add file by drag & drop, PowerArchiver won’t auto select “ZIP”, but use the last selected archive format, while PowerArchiver already knows, that I’m trying to add files to a ZIP. -
I love this, only there is one problem. The UAC elevation feature does not extend to Mount Image option in the add-on software PA provided. It is most annoying whenever I am on highest UAC settings and I mount an ISO, every time I open and create a virtual drive UAC appears. I also do not want to completely disable UAC.
Is adding UAC elevation for mount image feature possible?
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The now defunct Bulkzip had Nanozip (nz) as an option this would be great to have for compatibility with my .nz files, so I don’t have to install Bulkzip separately.
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Hi.
I noticed that when I want to run the Virtual Drive for the first time inside the PowerArchiver Burner it prompts to download it form the internet.
I was wondering, would it be OK to include this utility straight into the offline installer to be able to set it up locally?
Thank you!
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How about recognising a few more (or all) of the file formats that are basically renamed zip files and treating them is if they are zip files.
For instance Android .apk files are just renamed .zip files.
Libreoffice/Openoffice ODF documents are all, as far as I am aware, just renamed .zip files. (.odt, .ott, .ods, .ots, .odp, .otp, .odb, .odf etc.) -
I would like to make a further plea for my mouse’s backwards and forwards keys to work when navigating to and from files, just like they do in explorer. IIRC, I was told that this functionality would be added to v2019.
Mni tnx.
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I use PA for everything, if I can.
Would be really nice to maybe get built in support for Quake 1/2 .pak files.
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Would it be possible at all in some future version perhaps, to have a “find file” function?
Reason I ask is that I was looking for a certain file I knew existed in an archive, but I had to unzip it then use another tool to find the file. It would have saved that extra step if that function existed in PA itself. -
Hi.
Is there a way to enable the user to encrypt the files inside a ZIPX archive that has already been created?
This could save time for large archives that the user may need to encrypt at a later stage or that he/she has forgotten to enable encryption before creating the archive,
Thank you!
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Hi.
I would like to see a new feature implemented: a ‘Fast Extract’ Mode.
Currently PowerArchiver extracts files to a temporary directory and then moves them to the target directory chosen by the user. At least via drag and drop.
This can be both time consuming and needs free space on the system drive for large files.
Is there a way to directly extract files to the target directory with PowerArchiver?
And if not, can a feature like this be considered for future updates?Thanks very much!
.torrent support?
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PA, I currently use “Maketorrent” to create torrent files for download. Is this something PA Can create? as allways, I would prefer to keep all my compression programs in one application and PA Does the trick for 99% of it.
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I don’t think that’s needed.
You can create torrents with uTorrent.
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I know you can create torrents using utorrent :) used it before and it does the job.
My point was a torrent file is just another file that compresses data into a standardised format. as far as I am aware this is free code and is available for anyone.
So it would be a “nice to have” within PA to be able to create a .torrent
This means I wouldnt need another program on my system to create a file format. And it would also mean that PA would offer something other Archive Programs don’t.
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you do need to have some torrent program to share the torrent right? So doesnt it make sense to use it to create torrent as well?
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this would be a great idea. as you did with iso same argument here if u think about it
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Hi Spywolf, Corrent but not all decent Torrent programs allow you to create or read whats in a .torrent file untill it has been succesfully downloaded.
David made a good point about this being the same type of require as the .ISO
I create allot of torrents but not nessarly download them they are mostly for other users to test on.
There are very few decent applications out there that offer torrent creating support or reading support. Mostly download apps.
Limewire Pro beta now offers torrent download ability but wont offer the feature to create them.
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Hi,
I don’t think that adding .torrent file creation support to PA would be a good thing. Mainly I have to disagree with what Sir Richard is saying about it just being another compressed file.
A .torrent file is mainly alot like a .xml or any other editable text file. Basically, the program totals the size of the content you wish to share, creates hashes, segments the content, and then saves the addresses and hashes to the mentioned .torrent file.
Therefore, I don’t think this would be a viable addition to PA, and believe it should be a feature provided by any dedicated .torrent programs like Azureus, BitComet, uTorrent etc.
Andrew Robinson.
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Hi Andrew,
I can see where you are coming from. That if a user was to want to create a .Torrent file they would of probably already had an application such as Azureus, BitComet etc…
I think the point I was trying to make was that it would be a nice to have. and yet another format that PA Supports this means than on that rare occation someone sees a file in .torrent format they can interigate it asap instead of having to search the net for an application todo so.
After all PA has support for Winamp skins, Quake Files in which I have never in my life have had to interigate… However, its nice to know that should I download a skin or Quake File PowerArchiver already provides me with the abilty to open it and Im not having to search the internet for yet “another” file reader.
In the ideal world I would want PA To be the main application for every Archive type file around! and to be honest I use it for 98% of my work but that 2% means I am still requiring to download another program that I really dont want hogging up my 3gig of ram and 3 gig 64 Processor :) when it could be put to good use for something else.
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Hi Richard,
I appreciate what you are saying and kind of understand were you are coming from with the remarks. The main thing I think is that I don’t want to see PA become somewhat bloated with un-needed compression formats.
I believe that the Winamp and Quake formats may be their to perhaps help people who develop skins for Winamp and maps/textures for Quake etc, to check the file once compressed, but in all honesty I haven’t actually used PA for those file formats before.
I mean, I am all for progression in applications, especially since I do quite a bit of programming my self at home, I just don’t want for example PA coming under fire for perhaps integrating the Open Source create torrent code, and then selling it. Also, hopefully, PA will not be turned into another BitTorrent client.
One other thing, was the it creating of the torrents or the editing of them once created that you were refering to?
Andrew Robinson.
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@Sir:
I think the point I was trying to make was that it would be a nice to have … this means than on that rare occation someone sees a file in .torrent format they can interigate it asap instead of having to search the net for an application todo so.
With PA 2007 you can add TC plug-in(s) for .torrent files.
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FANTASTIC!!! See thats all what was needed! Cheers Terry
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Winamp and quake formats are just zip files :-)
