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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 errorsIs 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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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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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!
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I installed powarc-macos20001.dmg and I am attempting to create a password protected zip file. When I create the zip in the UI it doesn’t write the file to the destination folder. No error message is displayed. The PA app has full folder permission. I’m new to Mac, but have been running PA on Windows for a long time.
Will there be a new version of the Mac version soon?
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Hi! I came across an issue when I tried to uninstall PowerArch 2013. I got an error “The specified account already exists” which broke the process. I got the same error when I tried to install the current version, without uninstalling the previous one.
So I can’t uninstall and I can’t install PowerArchiver. Any suggestions? OS Windows 8.1 x64.Dariusz
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Where are various settings store . . . e.g. ftp, etc.
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should the image have a white background?
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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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Powerarchiver 2022
Right-click and select Encrypt on a folder does not work.
Although it says it encrypts, there is no encrypted file in the destination folder. -
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?
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Plugin's
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i have version 10.21.17 and have downloaded the MSI plugin however its file extension is .ppf and when i go to instal a plugin its looking for extension .wcx will the above plugin work or do i need to rename the extension.
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just doubleclick on .ppf file in windows explorer and PA will ask to install it.
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just doubleclick on .ppf file in windows explorer and PA will ask to install it.
Sorry, Spwolf, but .ppf files are not associated with PA (at least on my system) and I can’t find this extension in Options > Configuration > File Formats…
So after double clicking that file, please select the PowerArchiver from the list (or provide the path to POWERARC.EXE, by default - C:\Program Files\PowerArchiver\POWERARC.EXE) and click OK
Then PA will ask to install…Thanks,
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@NTFS:
Sorry, Spwolf, but .ppf files are not associated with PA (at least on my system) and I can’t find this extension in Options > Configuration > File Formats…
So after double clicking that file, please select the PowerArchiver from the list (or provide the path to POWERARC.EXE, by default - C:\Program Files\PowerArchiver\POWERARC.EXE) and click OK
Then PA will ask to install…Thanks,
thats an bug then… you can also open it inside of PA via Open button and it will ask for installation…
thanks.
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How do I know the plugin installed? There’s nothing in the plugin folder.
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How do I know the plugin installed? There’s nothing in the plugin folder.
You don’t see the files in Program Files because PA stores them in:
C:\ProgramData\ConeXware\PowerArchiver\Plugins
(in Windows Vista)
(common Application Data folder)Vista UAC requirements do not allow writting to Program Files…
You can see the plugins list and add/remove them in Configuration > Plugins…
Thanks,
Serhiy
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Found it.
The strange thing is, this plugin is installed in the folder.
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\…
My guess is that everybody gets the plugin instead of only me. Is this wanted behavior?
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Found it.
The strange thing is, this plugin is installed in the folder.
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\…
My guess is that everybody gets the plugin instead of only me. Is this wanted behavior?
As I wrote, PA stores them in Common Application Data folder. And from there they are avaiable TO THE ALL WINDOWS ACCOUNTS.
You are using Windows NT/2000 or XP…
so it is in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users…
In vista it is
in C:\ProgramData…And it is normal behavior because it allows to install Plugins without Administrator permissions
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One more thing. If I install a ppf by double clicking it, it looks like it is installed by a admin account instead of Current User.
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@NTFS:
As I wrote, PA stores them in Common Application Data folder. And from there they are avaiable TO THE ALL WINDOWS ACCOUNTS.
You are using Windows NT/2000 or XP…
so it is in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users…
In vista it is
in C:\ProgramData…And it is normal behavior because it allows to install Plugins without Administrator permissions
It could also install it for my account only. The files would be placed in C:\Documents and Settings\Guido\… I can access this folder also. And remove it without admin permission.
My question was if installing the it for all users is wanted behavior. I would at least expect a question if I want to install the plugin for myself or for all users.
I it’s for all users I guess C:\Documents and Settings\All Users… is fine. If it’s for myself only, I would expect the files to be in
C:\Documents and Settings\Guido…
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One more thing. If I install a ppf by double clicking it, it looks like it is installed by a admin account instead of Current User.
Did you receive UAC elevation prompts in vista? If you did that in WinXP then how do you know that it requires Admin rights?
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It could also install it for my account only. The files would be placed in C:\Documents and Settings\Guido\… I can access this folder also. And remove it without admin permission.
C:\Documents and Settings\Guido
is “User Application Data” folder avaiable only to specific Windows Account and unaccesible to others (except Administrator’s , of course)…My question was if installing the it for all users is wanted behavior. I would at least expect a question if I want to install the plugin for myself or for all users…
Ok, this Prompt can be added in the future version…
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It’s in XP. The thing is. After install, PA is opened. This installation is not registered.
Second point. If I close PA and reopen PA and look for my plugins in the configuration it’s empty.
I have open PA and from the main window I have to open the ppf file to install it. If I don’t do this, the plugin does not get installed.
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It’s in XP. The thing is. After install, PA is opened. This installation is not registered.
Second point. If I close PA and reopen PA and look for my plugins in the configuration it’s empty.
I have open PA and from the main window I have to open the ppf file to install it. If I don’t do this, the plugin does not get installed.
It is because PA doesn’t seem to check if there any plugins in the folder. It looks up the Windows Registry in:
HKEY_CURERNT_USER\Software\PowerArchiver\Plugins
for them…
And when you install the plugin it writes it’s path to the registry…Look! it uses HKEY_CURERNT_USER this means that plugins will be visible as “Installed” only for the current windows account.
I think it wold be better instead of storing this information in registry just scan the Plugins folder for them…
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BTW, storing this data to the registry privents the For-All-Users installation without admin permissions…
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Will have to think about the answers :-).
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well i have vista UAC turned off and i opened the files by selecting open archive, change file type to *.ppf then install it and it appears to be working.
thanks for your help guys
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well i have vista UAC turned off and i opened the files by selecting open archive, change file type to *.ppf then install it and it appears to be working.
thanks for your help guys
Actually you don’t have to disable UAC to do this. Just open the file as standard user. I don’t recommend disabling security features such as UAC at all. If some application requires disabling UAC to work properly then it’s its developers’ problem.
