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    • Optimize archive on Context Menu

      W

      I noticed that the option to add the optimize archive function to the context menu is missing on Windows 10.
      Opening each archive with the interface in order to click it becomes tedious with many files.

      Same for others functions like Remove Archive Encryption

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    • Support for Zstandard .zst/.zstd archives

      Z

      It would be nice to be able to at least extract Zstandard archives.

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    • Highlighting files and folders in Add modes

      PA_Fan

      I prefer to use light themes, and when, for example, I have set up my main archive screen to be Classic Toolbar with Blizzard Blue, files in the archive are highlighted (no checkboxes, full row select) with white text on grey background. They are easy to see .

      However, in the Add screens, the files and folders are black type upon a pale blue background, which is not so readily visible, especially when highlighting separate files in lists with Ctrl/Click for addition. It would be ideal if the backgrounds to files in these screens could be set to mimic the highlighting of those in the main archive window.

      I have tried experimenting with different themes and settings for skins, toolbars and so forth, but, unless I’ve missed something, none seem to give me the effect I want.

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    • .BH in Windows 11 Context Menu

      C

      Re: Windows 11 Context menu support

      It would really make me happy if you put .BH in the Windows 11 context menu. I know it’s in the “More Options” section, but this would make it more convenient. Don’t know why the option to add it to the menu isn’t there in the first place. P-L-E-A-S-E ??? :) Thanks You!

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    • paq9a support

      R

      Any chance of including this format in a future release?

      https://github.com/FS-make-simple/paq9a

      Exceptional compression levels.

      Thanks.

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    • Windows Store Delivery (and ideally updates)

      TheAndyMac

      Now that the Windows Store is making support for non-UWP apps mainstream, including those with their own update delivery process, it would be nice to see PowerArchiver in the Windows Store going forwards - at least as a channel for the product to be available.

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    • What features do you want in new format?

      spwolf

      Tell us what features you want from new format…

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    • Windows 11 Context menu support

      BigMike

      In Windows 11 a new explorer context menu is introduced.
      The “old” context menu may still be accessed through an additional mouse click, to reach the PowerArchiver context menu functions, but this isn’t comfortable at all.

      Could you add PowerArchiver items to the first level (and ideally disable the Windows native ZIP entry)

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    • OneDrive for Business support

      Z

      I’m surprised that OneDrive for Business isn’t supported. I can’t link my company’s OneDrive account, but a personal (free) account works fine.

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    • Better handling for protected archives

      BigMike

      Hi,

      I’d like to propose an improvement for password protected archives.

      Actual behavior is:
      If I open an archive, which is password protected and make a typo in the password dialog, I’ll get the message, that the password was wrong and I end up with an empty window. I need to reopen the archive to be able to enter the password again.

      Improved behavior:
      Tell me, that the password was wrong and give me the chance to enter the correct password to decrypt the archive.

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    • ZIPX: Add support for packing JPEG with specialized algorithm

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      Hello!
      I know I have been asking for this feature some time ago, but as nothing has changed let me ask again:
      The ZIPX-format offers an algorithm, that compresses JPEG-files by about 20-30%. Please add compression (packing) support for this in ZIPX-archives to Powerarchiver. Extraction of JPEGs packed into ZIPX by this algorithm is already supported by Powerarchiver for a long time, so it should not be difficult? Or is it a licensing problem?
      Thanks!

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    • Better archive type handling with drag & drop

      BigMike

      Hi,

      I’d like to suggest, that the correct archive type is (always) selected, when adding files by drag & drop to an archive.

      This is already happening if the archive has the correct extension. For example, if I’m adding files to test.zip, zip will be selected. If I’m adding files to test.7z, 7z will be selected as format in “Add dialog”.

      But this won’t be working, if the archive has not the “right” extension.
      So XPI files (Firefox addons) for example are ZIP files. PowerArchiver opens them without any problems, but if I try to add file by drag & drop, PowerArchiver won’t auto select “ZIP”, but use the last selected archive format, while PowerArchiver already knows, that I’m trying to add files to a ZIP.

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    Filenames with asian characters

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      ACE135 last edited by

      It would be nice if Powerarchiver could open archives that have asian characters in their filename.
      If I try to open such a file, Powerarchiver says that it could not open the file and that it is not a valid archiv.

      But 7zip can open these files.

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        Serhiy last edited by

        welcome to PowerArchiver forums!
        what archive format are you trying to open?
        thanks,
        Serhiy

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          ACE135 @Serhiy last edited by

          when I try to open rar-files, then comes the error message.
          when I try to open zip-files, then he opens without error message but displays no files. In the Title bar it replaces the asian characters with “?” and in the Status bar it displays “Total 0 files, 0 kB [4.194.304 kB]”.

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            spwolf conexware last edited by

            you have to enable support for that language in language and settings, non unicode setting… it will work only then (for filenames of archives).

            thanks,

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              ACE135 @spwolf last edited by

              Sorry, but can you please explain it a bit more to me?
              I don’t know exactly what you mean.

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                spwolf conexware last edited by

                Go to Control Panel> Language and Regional Settings.

                Then go to Advanced tab and there you can set language for non-unicode programs…

                That will make it work.

                thank you!

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                  ACE135 @spwolf last edited by

                  Thanks. It does work now. But this only works for one language. If I have for example files with chinese characters and with korean characters I need to change the language settings everytime? I tried it now with chinese filenames and it works but files with korean characters doesn’t work. Then I need to change the language again. Isn’t there any other I can do?
                  Or will Powerarchiver support unicode in the future?

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                    spwolf conexware @ACE135 last edited by

                    @ACE135:

                    Thanks. It does work now. But this only works for one language. If I have for example files with chinese characters and with korean characters I need to change the language settings everytime? I tried it now with chinese filenames and it works but files with korean characters doesn’t work. Then I need to change the language again. Isn’t there any other I can do?
                    Or will Powerarchiver support unicode in the future?

                    you can also rename the filename if possible.

                    We do plan to support unicode archive filenames in the future, it is just that we do not have time to implement it right now. We hope to add it in one of the updates within few months.

                    We gradually expanded our unicode support in past few years.

                    thanks,

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                    • spwolf
                      spwolf conexware last edited by

                      Bam! Wish granted. Please look at PA 2009 Beta 1.

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                        ACE135 last edited by

                        Wow. This is a great advancement of Powerarchiver. I tested the new version but it seems it doesnt work 100%.
                        For example in the title bar are question marks instead of the asian characters.
                        And it seems that it doesn’t work with zip files because when I open a zip file powerarchiver displays no files but in rar files it does.

                        Will this be fixed in the final version?

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                        • spwolf
                          spwolf conexware @ACE135 last edited by

                          @ACE135:

                          Wow. This is a great advancement of Powerarchiver. I tested the new version but it seems it doesnt work 100%.
                          For example in the title bar are question marks instead of the asian characters.
                          And it seems that it doesn’t work with zip files because when I open a zip file powerarchiver displays no files but in rar files it does.

                          Will this be fixed in the final version?

                          neither of these will - caption is not possible at all until delphi comes out with unicode support. But that is just cosmetic issue - everything works.

                          For Zip, we need to start supporting unicode zips, which we wont for another 4-5 months now.

                          Most importantly, it actually works now (for rar and 7zip).

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