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    Any updates going to happen for the bugs reported?

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    Bug extracting from ZIP etc using Extract here with PA 22.00.09
    Brian GregoryB

    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.

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    PA2023: Portable version missing?
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    Hello!
    Is there currently no portable version of PA2023 available?
    (When) do you plan to release one?
    Thanks!

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    Windows 11 bug in PA 22.00.09
    Brian GregoryB

    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.

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    Missing Icons
    LuxorL

    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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    [BUG] PA2023 still shows red beta icon set in context menu
    BigMikeB

    PA 22.00.09
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    [BUG] License not recognized
    BigMikeB

    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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    Some strings are not translated in PA2023
    BigMikeB

    PA 22.00.09

    Some labels in the help toolbar are not translated:
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    MSI release?
    J

    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.

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    Security vulnerabilities in 7zip / Update for PowerArchiver and PACL libraries?
    BigMikeB

    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?

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    Virtual Drive
    E

    Hi,

    From where I get PAVD2023.EXE? PowerArchiver 2023 tries to open it.
    But it seems, it tries to download PAVD2021.EXE.

    Thanks

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    Better ZPAQ support
    W

    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.

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    Bug with "Encrypt Archive" action
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    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)

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    PA 21.00.18 Action / Test behaves oddly for me on .PA files
    Brian GregoryB

    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.

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    2009 B4: PBS Keeps Creating Empty Folders

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    • MarcFouM
      MarcFou
      last edited by

      Not a major issue but annoying to a degree. With Beta 4 (and previous releases) PA keeps creating empty folders in my documents.

      Documents\Backups
      Documents\Backups\Scripts

      I store, save, open, edit and run all my scripts from another location (D:\Computer Resources\PA Scripts) and every time I perform any PBS action, PA re-creates those folders in Documents.

      On a related note starting with 2007, on Vista, PA insists on creating empty folders in: C:\ProgramData

      C:\ProgramData\ConeXware\PowerArchiver\Skins
      C:\ProgramData\ConeXware\PowerArchiver\Plugins

      I have PA installed in C:\Programs\PowerArchiver
      And the Skins and Plugin folders are present in the program directory. This is where all my skins and plugins reside. Yet like PBS, the empty folders keep getting recreated. If I install a plugin or skin, the subfolders of the application are used. Not the empty ones that keep getting created in C:\ProgramData

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      • spwolfS
        spwolf conexware
        last edited by

        not fixed, wrong info… not sure what we can do about it, yet.

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          davidsplash
          last edited by

          this is standard in most software of this type it creates standard folders for your backup scripts. have you ever noted that when you install windows you also get empty folders thats for the same reason. what you can do is manually delete these folders. You can not expect powerachiver to not do the same. it can not creat then uncreate folders for the different functions it needs to store baised on user choice. that is a wish not a bug

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          • MarcFouM
            MarcFou @davidsplash
            last edited by

            If I delete the folders and open, save, edit and run my scripts from another location PA should not recreate the folders on every launch.

            Im not asking PA to store or remember my preference. Simply stop re-creating the folders that I have to keep deleting.

            When you create a script your prompted to specify a location to save it. So why then would PA need to re-create the folders on each run? If PA didnt prompt to specify a location to save the scipts then I would agree with you because where else are they going to go? But thats not the case.

            It should follow the creation of archives, sfx etc. Via preferences. Either use the ‘specifed default folder’ or use the last open/save. Scipts seem to be the only thing that dosent adhere to this and further, creates folders on every app launch?

            Maybe a clue where the problem is…
            Just as a test I renamed the following reg key.
            [HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders]Personal to Personal1

            Deleted the ‘Backups\Scripts’ folders and ran PA. I created a new script and the save path defaulted to the desktop and no folders were created. With everything said, I still think its is a bug.

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            • spwolfS
              spwolf conexware @MarcFou
              last edited by

              @MarcFou:

              If I delete the folders and open, save, edit and run my scripts from another location PA should not recreate the folders on every launch.

              Im not asking PA to store or remember my preference. Simply stop re-creating the folders that I have to keep deleting.

              When you create a script your prompted to specify a location to save it. So why then would PA need to re-create the folders on each run? If PA didnt prompt to specify a location to save the scipts then I would agree with you because where else are they going to go? But thats not the case.

              It should follow the creation of archives, sfx etc. Via preferences. Either use the ‘specifed default folder’ or use the last open/save. Scipts seem to be the only thing that dosent adhere to this and further, creates folders on every app launch?

              Maybe a clue where the problem is…
              Just as a test I renamed the following reg key.
              [HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders]Personal to Personal1

              Deleted the ‘Backups\Scripts’ folders and ran PA. I created a new script and the save path defaulted to the desktop and no folders were created. With everything said, I still think its is a bug.

              it is not that simple - yes you are prompted to save the file, but if there isnt an reccomended folder to save to, you wont be able to save there :-).

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              • MarcFouM
                MarcFou @spwolf
                last edited by

                @spwolf:

                it is not that simple - yes you are prompted to save the file, but if there isnt an reccomended folder to save to, you wont be able to save there :-).

                But why is it necessary to keep creating these folders?

                I follow what you mean by a reccomended folder. In that case why cant the reccomended folder simply be documents? Or the last open/saved folder as per preferences? If I create a new archive, sfx etc. PA uses a reccomended folder - but it dosent create new folders.

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                • spwolfS
                  spwolf conexware @MarcFou
                  last edited by

                  @MarcFou:

                  But why is it necessary to keep creating these folders?

                  I follow what you mean by a reccomended folder. In that case why cant the reccomended folder simply be documents? Or the last open/saved folder as per preferences? If I create a new archive, sfx etc. PA uses a reccomended folder - but it dosent create new folders.

                  for backups, reccomended folders are different, so it is easier for people to find and manage their backups.

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                    MarcFou @spwolf
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                      Banquo @spwolf
                      last edited by

                      It took me a while to track down what program kept creating these folders, but I finally discovered it was Powerarchiver. I really do not like this behavior; I don’t even use this program for backups or whatever these scripts are. I just use it to create and extract archives.

                      I really hate it when programs clutter up my Documents folder. I’m using the latest version, 11.03 but I can’t any way to disable this. I’m just going to go back to using an older version until this is stopped. Please at least give us an option to turn off this feature. :(

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                      • spwolfS
                        spwolf conexware
                        last edited by

                        so 11.03 is still creating them even if you are not using backup? well that should not happen.

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                          Banquo @spwolf
                          last edited by

                          Well it’s not doing it now. I just upgraded to 11.03 so maybe it was created by 11.02 right beforehand and I hadn’t noticed. It seems to be taken care of now though. Thanks for fixing that; it’s hard to keep the clutter out of My Documents anyway so every little bit helps. :)

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                          • spwolfS
                            spwolf conexware
                            last edited by

                            we were not aware of it creating folders when not using backup, but we did fix something that might be related in 11.03… let us know if few days if they still not appear…

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                              Banquo @spwolf
                              last edited by

                              The folders just showed up again when I launched it. I had launched it over and over when I made my last post and it didn’t create the folders, but a few hours have passed and it made them on the first launch this time. It seems to be creating them on a schedule. I deleted the folders and launched it again and this time it didn’t make them, but I suspect if I wait a while again it eventually will.

                              I don’t know if it matters that I upgraded from 11.02 instead of doing a fresh install of 11.03 but it might be worth mentioning. I’m also running Windows XP SP3.

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                              • spwolfS
                                spwolf conexware
                                last edited by

                                so folders are still being created? and you have no pbs backup running ever?

                                It would be much easier if you could just post new post instead of editing old one, since thread does not get an bump when you edit so we didnt know that you replied…

                                We will check this out for next release!

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                                  Banquo @spwolf
                                  last edited by

                                  Since updating to version 11.03.04 the folders have not appeared anymore. :)

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                                  • spwolfS
                                    spwolf conexware
                                    last edited by

                                    good, we tested it a bit and could not get it to appear… thanks!

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