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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

      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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    Powerarc.exe crash (queue?)

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      rev23dev last edited by

      So i finally had a large number of zip files to unzip and decided to turn on the queue. i right clicked one in windows explorer, selected ‘extract to <zipname>’ and it added to the queue and started going. cool!

      i did a second one. access violation FFFFFFFF in powerarc.exe. weird. i tried a few more. those seem to go ok. added another. same crash.

      i can reproduce this everytime.

      also, a cool feature would be to be able to drag and drop the files into the queue so you wouldn’t have to add each one manually. if you did that it could just default to extracting to the zip path in the directory they reside in? i dunno. just a though. would help me out :P

      oh yeah… windows vista</zipname>

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      • spwolf
        spwolf conexware last edited by

        10.10.10?

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          rev23dev last edited by

          oh yeah. sorry. 10.10.10

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          • spwolf
            spwolf conexware last edited by

            good, thank you!

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            • spwolf
              spwolf conexware last edited by

              32bit Vista, right?

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                rev23dev @spwolf last edited by

                indeed! 32-bit.

                for being a developer myself i sure suck at giving bug feedback. sorry :P

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                • spwolf
                  spwolf conexware last edited by

                  we will check it out… thanks

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                  • spwolf
                    spwolf conexware last edited by

                    please check with latest internal release:
                    http://www.powerarchiver.com/test/release10/powarc1010.exe

                    and let us know if it works properly now.

                    thanks!

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                      rev23dev @spwolf last edited by

                      still seems to be broken in 10.11

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                      • spwolf
                        spwolf conexware last edited by

                        can anyone else please try to reproduce this issue?

                        thank you!

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                          rev23dev @spwolf last edited by

                          still crashing in 10.20b2

                          maybe it’s the file sizes? they range about 30-100mb each

                          the crash appears to come when you try and add another item to the queue before the previous one finishes initializing or something.

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                          • ivan
                            ivan conexware last edited by

                            the crash is in POWERARC.EXE - not PASTARTER.EXE?

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                              rev23dev last edited by

                              correct

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                              • ivan
                                ivan conexware @rev23dev last edited by

                                fill out support form and send us e-mail address so we can contact you directly with special test version.

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                                • guido
                                  guido @ivan last edited by

                                  I can reproduce this.

                                  Windows 11 Pro ENU x64
                                  Intel Core I7
                                  32 GB RAM

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                                  • guido
                                    guido last edited by

                                    It’s very easy to reproduce.
                                    here’s how.
                                    1. extract a spanned rar using extract /folder
                                    2. now extract another only very quickly (important).

                                    This will make PA crash.

                                    I think some registry keys get overwritten, locked or something.

                                    Windows 11 Pro ENU x64
                                    Intel Core I7
                                    32 GB RAM

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                                    • ivan
                                      ivan conexware last edited by

                                      I did some changes and maybe this will be fixed in Beta 3.

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                                      • ivan
                                        ivan conexware last edited by

                                        Please check with Beta 3 preview:
                                        http://www.powerarchiver.com/test/release10/powarc1020b3.exe

                                        and let us know if it works properly now.

                                        thanks!

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                                          rev23dev @ivan last edited by

                                          couldn’t duplicate this over remote desktop but that runs a little slower. will get some more solid tests this weekend.

                                          thanks!

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                                          • guido
                                            guido last edited by

                                            I cannot reproduce the crashes anymore. So that’s a good sign.

                                            Windows 11 Pro ENU x64
                                            Intel Core I7
                                            32 GB RAM

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