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Powerarchiver 2022
Right-click and select Encrypt on a folder does not work.
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Re: Explorer.exe Crash on right click
This appears to be happening again with the Power Archiver 2022 shell extensions.
When I have Use Explorer Shell Extensions enabled in Power Archiver Configuration and right-click on c:\Users\username\Start Menu, (hidden Junction file), File Explorer crashes.
I have version 21.00.15 (03/2022) 64-bit installed in Windows 10 Version 21H2 (Build 19044.1826).
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The online update feature within the program suggests there is a later version than the ‘.17’ available on the web site. But clicking either download or update just reinstalls version .17.
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Hi Dear,
Cannot login and request resend license code for my fd
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Hi,
When you click on the Buy Now link, you come across four tabs - Home or Work, Enterprise Unlimited, Educational Discount, & Gift Discount.
What is the difference between a licence purchased via Gift Discount and a Home/Work licence?
Also, how can I renew the PowerArchiver Select plan a year after the purchase? Will it remind me automatically?
Best,
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I’m running PA 21.00.17 64-bit on a 64-bit i7 desktop with W10 Pro, latest version. This 32gb of installed RAM.
As I use the PA pbs system for a number of scheduled archiving operations throughout the day, PA Starter is set to load and run at system startup.
In the course of trying to identify some causes of slowness and bottlenecks in other processes, I notice that PA Starter (PAS) always runs at between 11% and 15% of CPU (see screenshot), usually at about 12-13%. This is by far the highest demanding process on the system, as shown by Task Manager. In Performance Monitor, PAS Average CPU is 8.32, with every other process at less that 1 i.e. in decimal places only.
Task Manager also shows PAS Power Usage as “Very High”, and is the only process shown thus.
I have looked again at the information about PAS at https://wiki.powerarchiver.com/en:help:details:powerarchiver_starter, which was last modified in 2016. The article states a low memory usage for PAS of 784k, which is fair enough, but it is the large CPU overhead which is of concern.
It is of course possible to change the PAS priority, but this has no effect on CPU overhead.
However, is it possible to change PAS, which is required only at intervals to initiate PA scheduled tasks, from consuming so much system resource for every moment of the day?
PA Starter.jpg
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I’m experiencing very slow extraction speed of multipart RAR files. For the first part the extraction is super fast but when PA reaches the part2.rar the extraction from there on gets super slow. PA needed for a 6,3 GB multipart archive 30 minutes to extract. I tested then with another program and it just took 70 seconds. I had this slow extraction speed with PA for quite a long time and I always thought that is maybe because of a high compression rate that the extraction would take longer. But it seems that only PA gets that slow.
I have lots of multipart archives that are 10+ GB and with PA it would be really time consuming. Is there any solution to this?
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Hi. The “Move” Action seems to be Not Working when used in the Tool – Batch Archive.
Using the Options – Configuration – Compression Profiles ---- I created a Profile with the Action of Move. Also set were Zip, and Method Deflate.
When I use the Tool - Batch Archive – It appears to me that the Action Move does not Move the compressed files (basically add to zip, and delete the added file from original location on the same disk). Zip file(s) are created and look ok.
Typically I on the Batch Archive process – I have selected options to use a Profile with the Move Action.
File’s Current Folder Group files from same folder into same archive Add subfolders to separate archivesMy PowerArchiver version is 21.00.17 .
Can you reproduce ? – Or do you need additional details or information?
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Hello,
PowerArchiver Command Line 7 support file greater than 2 Go ?
Thanks
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i just registered my own copy and i need some help to set it…
if i set the ‘configuration>shell extension>open folder after extracting’ checkbox, after decompress an archive is opened the file manager on that folder but… if somebody is using a different file manager how to open XYplorer or Directory Opus for example and NOT the MS file manager?
consider this as a feature request also if not available within the 2022 version
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I am looking for a way to stop the UAC elevation prompt when running Powerarchiver. In an old post about PA 2019, someone asked this and got a response to uncheck “all users” at the prompt but I am not seeing where one can do this. It definitely seems like the way to go though as if I click on “More Details” at the prompt I see that it is trying to run “_pautil.exe /paassociate /allusers /my(long binary string)”. Can you let me know? Thanks.
PS I tried renaming _pautil.exe and this worked, but I don’t know what the consequence of doing this may be so I would like to do this properly, thanks.
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Just a question is Ashampoo zip pro 4 built by Powerrachiver as it is very similar and uses the pae encryption.
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Hi,
Is it possible to transfer one of my existing PC Licenses to my MacBook? -
Re: Transfer PC License to MacBook iOS
Here is the email…
On Tue, Jun 7, 2022 at 1:20 PM Rich DiBenedetto rmdibened@gmail.com wrote:
Greetings,
Could you assist me with this?
Can I use my current licenses with MacOS?
If not, can I transfer a license to MacOS?Cheers and Have a Great Day,
RichOn Wed, Dec 9, 2020 at 6:35 AM ConeXware, Inc. ordering@conexware.com wrote:
Dear Richard DiBenedetto,Thank you for supporting PowerArchiver! Please find your activation and registration codes below.
*** Online Activation ***
PowerArchiver Select for PowerArchiver Toolbox English - LIFETIME
is valid until - not limited.E-Mail: RMDibened@gmail.com
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There would be many of us with Intel Processors.
and they have their own optimized zlib algorithm, which can result in more efficiency if used combined with their hardware processor.
Reference:
https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/white-papers/zlib-compression-whitepaper-copy.pdfCan we get the same Functionality Under Hardware Acceleration Feature?
Zlib is not the only feature that intel has included with their processor, there’s many, which if combined can result in efficient and better compression ratios.
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Greetings, new customer searching for help and/or refund…
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With PowerArchiver context menu enabled, it is crashing Windows 10 File Explorer when right-clicking on the Default User junction in C:\Users. Had 2021 installed, updated to today’s 2022, still getting same crash. Must have Hidden files and folders set to Show, and Hide protected operating system files cleared in File Explorer Options|View.
Windows 10 Enterprise Version 21H2 (OS Build 19044.1708) (64-bit)
PowerArchiver 2022 Version: 21.00.15 (03/2022) 64-bit
Licensed:
PowerArchiver Toolbox Edition Personal EnglishDisabling PowerArchiver context menu using Autoruns: on the Explorer tab, uncheck PowerArchiver64 under HKLM\Software\Classes\Folders\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers and the crash does not happen.
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Hello,
When clicking on the main ribbon for a new version I get a script error message.
Actual version: 21.00.15 - French version
OS: W10 21H2 19044.1645Best regards
WilfridPS: Keep building such good software
WinZIP AES AE-2 Encryption Vulnerability Found! PowerArchiver may be vulnerable!
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WinZIP AES AE-2 Encryption Vulnerability Found! PowerArchiver may be vulnerable!
A vulnerability has been found in the WinZIP AES AE-2 Encryption Method to encrypt and protect ZIP files.
From the documentation I have read about PowerArchiver, PowerArchiver has implemented the same AES AE-2 Encryption Method that WinZIP uses to encrypt ZIP files to maintain compatability between the two programs. Based upon that statement, there is a good chance that PowerArchiver’s ZIP AES AE-2 Encryption Method is also vulnerable.
For more information, please see the link below.
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Actually PowerArchiver only reads AE-2, does not create it.
PowerArchiver creates and reads PkWare’s AES encryption and is more secure than WinZips AE-2 encryption, although separate from few WinZip’s inherited issues - problems outlined in that paper are problematic in a sense that a. people will not manage their data securly, b. way compression formats work in general.
Based on my experience, most people are by far more vunerable due to the passwords they use to encrypt their data, which are in 99% cases extremly vunerable to dictionary based attacks and almost never randomized nor is ever correct password key lenght used which makes using 256 bit AES encryption unsecure.
thanks,
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I have to use WinZip at work; I hate it! I never liked WinZip and I never will! With all the other programs to choose from, WinZip should NOT be so popular! I don’t know why it is! Here’s just another example as to why it shouldn’t be!
On this subject, if AES (Rijndael) was compromised, PowerArchiver shines because it has other encryption options to choose from. All encryption programs should be this robust; there should ALWAYS be other options to choose from in case one algorithm is cracked! It has happened (DES-56 bit) and will definitely happen again (Rijndael (AES)-128 bit will definitely be cracked in our lifetime).
Which brings up a problem with the PowerArchiver documentation… it states:
“PowerArchiver has 5 different methods of encryption available with Rijndael - AES (default) being the most secure.”
Rijndael is NOT the most secure of the 5 offered. Just because it was chosen as the AES doesn’t mean it’s the absolute best; there were a number of factors in the consideration. After doing some research, of the 5 offered I’d choose Blowfish. If Twofish were offered I’d probably choose that over Blowfish. (Twofish was an AES finalist.) Wish List… Wish List: add Twofish encryption.
In my honest opinion, of the 5 that PowerArchiver offers, only 3 are viable: Blowfish and the 2 Rijndael offerings. But all are significantly better than the previous PKZIP attempt at encryption.
As the Administrator has stated, the password is definitely the weakest link in all of the encryption methods!!!
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Just to mention it - AES was not compromised, article talks about how attacker can find connection and might be able to compromise data based on someone sending the file via email, someone else recovering it and knowing something about data from zip header info, which is unencryped. It is all by very, very, very long shot and more deals in absolute security. It very much deals with how compression utilities have always worked.
In that sense, PAE is more secure since nobody knows anything about data encrypted.
Nevertheless, compared to standard zip 2.04g encryption, all these techniques seem as space age technology.
If you are really concerned about security, this would be my priority:
1. chosing coorect, randomized, long password (minimum of 10 characters)
2. securing your own computer against both external and on the site attacks by encrypting important data at all times.In any case, thanks for liking PA! :-)
All everyone should keep in mind that not all data needs to be encrypted, we get few emails per week from people that forgot their PAE passwords for important working material that probably should not have been encrypted at all, such us mid-term papers, etc, etc. :-).