For example:
Download this ZIP file: http://dslstats.me.uk/files/dslstats32W-6.5.zip
Everything in the ZIP file is in a directory “dslstats32W-6.5”.
However when I extract using right click “Extract Here” the name of the directory created is “2W-6.5” !
I am running PA 22.00.09 on Windows 11. I have seen the same happen with some other kinds of archive too.
Hello!
Is there currently no portable version of PA2023 available?
(When) do you plan to release one?
Thanks!
If I compress a folder to a .pa using right click, Compress to folder.pa and use the new Windows 11 menu then the Options, Configuration, Miscellaneous, Use normal relative path setting is always enabled.
But I like this option disabled so I have to use the old style menu in order to get PA to compress a folder in the way I wish.
Just tried using the Modern (Windows 10) Icon set and seeing a few missing icons in both PowerArchiver Burner and PowerArchiver Encryption screens . They are all there in the Minimalistik icon set and the only difference I can see is the former is blue and the latter grey. In version 22.00.9
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PA 22.00.09
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PA 22.00.09 shows a nag screen, when I try to open some setting windows. I have already PA 2023 Toolbox and PA shows, that it’s licensed in the info dialog.
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PA 22.00.09
Some labels in the help toolbar are not translated:
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I’m looking forward to deploying PowerArchiver 2023 to my users. Can you tell us when the MSI will be available for download and distribution?
Thanks.
Hi there,
there were some security issues fixed in 7zip:
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1165/
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1164/
As it seems, that PowerArchiver and PACL use the 7zip libraries, could you please update them to the latest version?
Hi,
From where I get PAVD2023.EXE? PowerArchiver 2023 tries to open it.
But it seems, it tries to download PAVD2021.EXE.
Thanks
I noticed that the version of ZPAQ used is older than the latest released 7.15 https://mattmahoney.net/dc/zpaq.html also there seems to be a newer fork that adds several features https://github.com/fcorbelli/zpaqfranz
It would be useful to implement this latest version (it also maintains the same syntax and behavior as the latest official release if used the -715 flag) and add when opening a zpaq file a choice of the version of the files to show (e.g. as dummy folders represented the various versions present). Since any previous changes are stored with this format, it is possible to extract a snapshot of a certain date/version.
If I open a password-protected zipper file (created with WinRAR but I think that’s irrelevant), open it with PowerArchiver and run “Remove Encryption” on the same file, then reopen it and add a password with “Encrypt Archive,” the resulting archive will be protected with the old ZipCrypto algorithm and not AES as indicated.
(this can be verified, for example, by trying to open the archive files with Windows Explorer, which does not support the AES algorithm)
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.
BUG - Reuse Windows Not Working
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I’m using v10.20.21 and after selecting reuse windows and restarting PA I can click on multiple zip files and multiple PA windows still open.
Thanks in advance for looking at this.
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thanks for the info - will be fixed in future update, whenever the first one is…
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Hi,
here is the test version with fix:
http://www.powerarchiver.com/test/release10/powarc1021a3.exethanks!
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Ok, that fixed the multiple windows opening. However, I now have a bug that I found while testing to see how it would work. I have listed the reproducibility as 50% because I was able to get this to happen approximately 15 times in a row and then it just seemed to stop happening.
Severity: Program Crash
Reproducibility: 50%
OS: Win Vista
Reuse Windows: On
View: Classic Toolbar
Archive Folders Bar: On##############################
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Steps: Scenario 1Using three zip files: zip1.zip = 174 MB, zip2.zip = 41 MB, zip3.zip = 45 MB
1. Select multiple .zip files in Windows Explorer.
2. Right-click on the files and select ‘Open’.
3. The individual files are processed within one PA window, opened and closed I assume.
4. Close PA###############
Results: Scenario 11. The program may crash during the file open process.
2. If the program does not crash while opening the files it will after the user clicks the close ‘X’ button.
3. Program crash did not seem to occur if user selects File\Exit
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Additional Notes: Scenario 11. Arguably PA should either:
a.) ignore any files after the first selected file when the ‘Reuse Windows’ option is selected. Opening and closing multiple files doesn’t have any upside and only wastes time while sucking up a lot of processor ticks.
-Or-
b.) when multiple archives are selected from explorer, ignore the reuse window option and open each archive in a separate window. This would seem to fall more closely in line with how windows handles multiple folders being selected even when explorer typically ‘reuses’ the explorer window.
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Steps: Scenario 2Using same three files as in Scenario 1
1. Open PA
2. Navigate to folder containing archives using Archive Folder Pane
3. Select all three files and right-click
4. Select ‘Open’###############
Results: Scenario 2This results in a client crash with no additional steps required from the user.
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Additional Notes: Scenario 21. Argument 1 a from scenario 1’s additional notes section should apply here. If selecting files from within the client and you have selected to reuse the window, opening and then closing multiple archives simply to respect the reuse window option is just a waste of time and processor. Ignoring all but the first archive in this case would seem to be the best way of handling this.
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Thanks!
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We will leave this for when we have more time for testing - i couldnt reproduce this on our Vista machines for 10.21 release.