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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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    File size explosion

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      bugfix last edited by

      Compressing my iTunes library (in 7z file format) one file exploded in size and now I cannot extract it…
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      • spwolf
        spwolf conexware last edited by

        what happens when extracting? I dont think file itself is big, it just got wrong filesize….

        thanks

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          bugfix last edited by

          It takes about 5 minutes to extract and after that nothing happens…

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          • spwolf
            spwolf conexware last edited by

            what version of PA did you use? thanks

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              bugfix @spwolf last edited by

              PA version 10.10.10

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              • spwolf
                spwolf conexware last edited by

                weird… can you try compressing it again and seeing if it happens this time as well?

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                  bugfix last edited by

                  Sorry :( file already deleted… but with a bit of luck I can find it in an old backup.
                  I’ll try soon to recover and compress it alone in 7zip format.

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                  • spwolf
                    spwolf conexware last edited by

                    ok, thanks

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                      bugfix last edited by

                      File recovered.
                      Compressing the file alone: file size compressed is ok.
                      Compressing the whole directory: another file exploded in size…
                      Tried to extract the big file: extraction successful and right size of it (this time).

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                        bugfix last edited by

                        Tried version 10.10.13 and problem persists.

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                        • spwolf
                          spwolf conexware last edited by

                          Hi,

                          Please check with 10.11 release:
                          http://www.powerarchiver.com/test/release10/powarc1011.exe

                          And let us know if it works fine.

                          thank you!

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                            bugfix last edited by

                            Not fixed :-(

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                            • spwolf
                              spwolf conexware last edited by

                              so now extraction works, just the size is wrong?

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                                bugfix last edited by

                                The extraction now works :)
                                After 5 minutes of extraction the file has been recovered. Thanks.
                                Recompressing the folder with 7zip the resulting file has inside one file exploded in size but not the same of the first time.

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                                • ivan
                                  ivan conexware @bugfix last edited by

                                  I totally forgot, but this was not a bug. When archives are solid there is no way to determine correct packed for each file because many files are respresented as single solid blocks. In this case this file is just part of one single block that has “this” packed size.

                                  This is same for RAR and 7-ZIP solid archives - unfortunatelly there is no way to get packed size correctly.

                                  But we are showing packed size because sometimes expert users can see which files are combined in same solid block. Also packed size is correct when archive is not solid.

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                                    bugfix @ivan last edited by

                                    Mmmm, I don’t remember to have chosen to do a solid one when I did the archive.
                                    Do PA do solid archives when I select to compress a directory, in 7-zip format, with the right click menu?

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                                    • ivan
                                      ivan conexware last edited by

                                      Yes, by default, PA uses solid compression. The results with the solid compression are usually better when having similar types of files…

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