Powerarchiver is dead no updates to fix bugs no new features, no communication and errors in program update system with scripting errors. Duplicate context menus windows 11 no fixes no updates
I declare that this is the last version.
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Yes, that’s correct. UltimateZip was indeed a product of the same company that developed PowerArchiver, and it was essentially a rebranded version of PowerArchiver. It was discontinued and replaced by PowerArchiver.
Hi everyone, some good news about PowerArchiver… I’ve managed to get in touch with the original developer of PowerArchiver, Ivan Petrovic, and he has confirmed that the product is not dead or abandoned, in fact it is still very much alive! There has been a hiatus over the past months for various reasons, but that we should expect to see stuff coming through in the coming months (hopefully the next 2 months).
The Windows 11 context menu for PowerArchiver on normal files (to be compressed, etc.) is now showing multiple tiers with two identical menus. See attached captures of the issue:
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Edition Windows 11 Pro
Version 24H2
OS build 26100.2605
Hello!
I’ve just created SFX-Archives both from ZIP and 7z-Archives and none has an Icon as it seems.
I use the new version 22.00.11.
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Basically I used powerarchiver context menus to zip up a folder then i used windows 11 own built in zip extractor via the context menu to extract all and this is where it throw up a fault. , I’m using windows 11 .
The file that was a problem in the zip that windows 11 could not extract was iva “babe” cotton.jpg
I know it has non standard quotes in it.
However I had winrar on the computer and tried the exact same method with their context menu compress to zip and then I extracted the file with windows own extract all context menu and it had no problems. This indicates that powerarchiver is doing something different with iva “babe” cotton.jpg compressing to zip.
Then I changed iva “babe” cotton.jpg to iva babe cotton.jpg and compressed it with powerarchiver and then tried it with windows 11 extract all and had no problems. It looks like powerarchiver is doing something to that one file that has quotes in it.
Please note that powerarchiver extracted both zip files with no problems, only windows built in zip extraction had the fault. Reason I’m letting people know in case they send zip files with special characters in files names to people who do not have powerarchiver.
When will a fix be implemented?
On installing the program I am getting the error message:
"Unable to execute file c:\Program Files\PowerArchiver\pashutil.exe
CreateProcess failed: code 2
The system cannot find the file specified"
This can’t be right!
I am using the latest official build of Windows 11
Buttons are not properly aligned on About screen.
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Buttons not aligned on configuration window.
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New version:
PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.00.10:
Download:
https://u.powerarchiver.com/pa2023/powarc220010.exe
New build for some bug fixes and issues - full list to come with new update. Please test and see if you have any issues.
Thanks everyone for your assistance!
New version:
PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.00.11:
Download:
https://u.powerarchiver.com/pa2023/powarc220011.exe
New build for some bug fixes and issues - full list to come with new update. Please test and see if you have any issues.
Thanks everyone for your assistance!
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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I had a large .tar file (a backed up WSL) and I want to delete a few directories and their contents from it using PA2023.
PA just destroys the whole archive as soon as I try to delete a directory, leaving it in a state where PA2023 won’t even open it any more.
I tried several times and also tried compressing it to .tar.xz instead - same result.
This should either actually work, or it should say operation not supported and do nothing.
Hello!
The regular version of PA 2023 is out for over 6 months now, but there is still no sign of the portable release.
(When) will there be one?
Thanks!
Hello!
Is there currently no portable version of PA2023 available?
(When) do you plan to release one?
Thanks!
Win 11 64 bit
I have some archives which have been encrypted, using the encrypt option either in pbs or when interactively creating a zip. When I open these, and look at files, I am asked for passwords, which I know, and then can view items or decrypt the files in the archive (tools>decrypt files).
However, when I use the Actions>Remove Archive Encryption (whether using the same zip or asking to write another), the routine shows progress bar to the end, but then just hangs i.e. “OK” never activates. All process information shows this stalled/hanging.
What can I do to sort this out?
Pa2009: Bugs
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There appear to be quite a few bugs in the local file explorer component (beta2). Here are the few i’ve found.
Running windows server 2008 (basically vista) 32bit.
- Deleting a folder loses focus of the main window (takes you to another application alltogether). This was on shift-delete.
- right-click new folder refreshes and collapses all folders, taking you to the desktop display. a folder called “new folder” is created.
- renaming a folder doesn’t work. Not via click on filename, F2, or right click rename. this is on the tree-view.
- moving a file via drag/drop also causes PA to lose focus
- F5 (refresh) with a folder in the tree selected collapses the entire tree.
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can anyone else confirm these? I’m attempting to use powerarchiver as my new file manager, but these are show stoppers for me.
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Never needed a compression app on a server. Maybe that’s the reason why so few are interested in your problems. Maybe they should try to reproduce this on a desktop os, in this case maybe Vista.
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There appear to be quite a few bugs in the local file explorer component (beta2). Here are the few i’ve found.
Running windows server 2008 (basically vista) 32bit.
- Deleting a folder loses focus of the main window (takes you to another application alltogether). This was on shift-delete.
- right-click new folder refreshes and collapses all folders, taking you to the desktop display. a folder called “new folder” is created.
- renaming a folder doesn’t work. Not via click on filename, F2, or right click rename. this is on the tree-view.
- moving a file via drag/drop also causes PA to lose focus
- F5 (refresh) with a folder in the tree selected collapses the entire tree.
looking into them… its always harder when there are several issues in same thread…
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I’m running PA2009 Pro Beta 2 on WinXP SP2.
I do not see the following problems:
- Deleting a folder loses focus of the main window (takes you to another application alltogether). This was on shift-delete.
- moving a file via drag/drop also causes PA to lose focus
I can reproduce the following:
- right-click new folder refreshes and collapses all folders, taking you to the desktop display. a folder called “new folder” is created.
- renaming a folder doesn’t work. Not via click on filename, F2, or right click rename. this is on the tree-view.
- F5 (refresh) with a folder in the tree selected collapses the entire tree.
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looking into them… its always harder when there are several issues in same thread…
Sorry about that…just figured since they were all related to the file explorer i’d keep them together. And yes, technically, server 2008 is equivalent to vista sp1. It’s functioning as my desktop (development box), and quite well i might add. :)
Thanks!
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Tested everything in b3. These are still broken (updated with more detail)
- Deleting a folder loses focus of the main window (takes you to another application alltogether). This was on shift-delete. shift-delete from the main explorer window.
- moving a file via drag/drop also causes PA to lose focus. This happens when you move a folder from the main window into a folder in the tree-view.
Fixed in b3
- right-click new folder refreshes and collapses all folders, taking you to the desktop display. a folder called “new folder” is created.
- renaming a folder doesn’t work. Not via click on filename, F2, or right click rename. this is on the tree-view.
- F5 (refresh) with a folder in the tree selected collapses the entire tree.
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Tested again in b4.
FIXED: Deleting a folder loses focus of the main window (takes you to another application alltogether). This was on shift-delete. shift-delete from the main explorer window.
NOT FIXED: moving a file via drag/drop also causes PA to lose focus. This happens when you move a folder from the main window into a folder in the tree-view.
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tested in b5
shift-delete of a folder causes PA to lose focus. i thought this was fixed in b4.
moving a folder via drag/drop into a subfolder in the tree view also causes PA to lose focus.