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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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    Filename problem "3 0 0 .part001"

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    • guido
      guido last edited by

      I don’t know if this is a double post. But I couldn’t find the old one.

      Pa cannot extract a filename with he following name:

      3 0 0 .part001

      You get a permission error.

      Windows 11 Pro ENU x64
      Intel Core I7
      32 GB RAM

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      • guido
        guido last edited by

        not fixed in .15

        Windows 11 Pro ENU x64
        Intel Core I7
        32 GB RAM

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        • spwolf
          spwolf conexware last edited by

          p.s. thanks for all the updates

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          • guido
            guido @spwolf last edited by

            1408_2007 .part001.rar

            • spanned rar
            • 94 files, 50 mb each

            Gives the same error message

            Windows 11 Pro ENU x64
            Intel Core I7
            32 GB RAM

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            • ivan
              ivan conexware last edited by

              You will get this error with every archive that has space before dot and extensions. You cannot create a directory with space on the end. The same error gives any other archive utility.

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              • guido
                guido last edited by

                I could extract it fine with WnRR.

                Windows 11 Pro ENU x64
                Intel Core I7
                32 GB RAM

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                  lagmer @guido last edited by

                  i have asimilar problem.

                  i cant extract splitt rar archives like

                  archive.rar
                  archive.001
                  archive.002
                  archive.003
                  archive.004
                  archive.005
                  archive.006
                  and so on and so on.

                  also my right click menu doesnt show ANY powerarchiver options. so this program is useless for me.

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                  • guido
                    guido last edited by

                    @lagmer

                    The right click on the rar file should work.

                    Windows 11 Pro ENU x64
                    Intel Core I7
                    32 GB RAM

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                      lagmer @guido last edited by

                      No, there isnt anything related to powerarchiver in right click.
                      Thats the problem… everything works fine with winrar. But i have paid for powerarchiver beacuse i like it better.
                      Without right drag click this program i useless for me.

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                      • spwolf
                        spwolf conexware last edited by

                        You mean you dont get right click menus at all?

                        I think first thing to check is to go Options and click on set default. That should reset it.

                        thanks.

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                        • guido
                          guido last edited by

                          not fixed

                          Windows 11 Pro ENU x64
                          Intel Core I7
                          32 GB RAM

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                            amh209 last edited by

                            Does that mean there is an alpha release out there?

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                            • spwolf
                              spwolf conexware @amh209 last edited by

                              @amh209:

                              Does that mean there is an alpha release out there?

                              apperantly, guido thinks there are 16 of them!

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                              • spwolf
                                spwolf conexware last edited by

                                ……

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                                • guido
                                  guido last edited by

                                  Not fixed in b1

                                  Windows 11 Pro ENU x64
                                  Intel Core I7
                                  32 GB RAM

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                                  • spwolf
                                    spwolf conexware last edited by

                                    :)

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                                    • guido
                                      guido last edited by

                                      Also not fixed in b3

                                      Windows 11 Pro ENU x64
                                      Intel Core I7
                                      32 GB RAM

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                                      • guido
                                        guido last edited by

                                        Not fixed in .65

                                        Windows 11 Pro ENU x64
                                        Intel Core I7
                                        32 GB RAM

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                                          Botta @ivan last edited by

                                          @ivan:

                                          You will get this error with every archive that has space before dot and extensions. You cannot create a directory with space on the end. The same error gives any other archive utility.

                                          To resolve this problem, when you create a folder from the name and this has a space in the end, WinRAR automatically replaces the space at the end with a “_”

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                                          • spwolf
                                            spwolf conexware last edited by

                                            Please try with final pre-release version:
                                            http://www.powerarchiver.com/test/release10/powarc1100rc5.exe

                                            And let us know if this has been improved right away.

                                            thanks!

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                                            • guido
                                              guido last edited by

                                              Fixed in RC5

                                              Windows 11 Pro ENU x64
                                              Intel Core I7
                                              32 GB RAM

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                                              • guido
                                                guido last edited by

                                                bump fixed.

                                                Windows 11 Pro ENU x64
                                                Intel Core I7
                                                32 GB RAM

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