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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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See the, supposedly, blank space where the green box is? It’s like that in Modern Light theme too. I can toggle it, but it’s missing text or shouldn’t be there I guess?
Thanks :)
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Dear @Alpha-Testers and all of our users,
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Please let us know here if you have Mac and can test latest builds.Features implemented:
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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.
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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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Cannot login and request resend license code for my fd
2009 B4: PBS Keeps Creating Empty Folders
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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\ScriptsI 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\PluginsI 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 -
not fixed, wrong info… not sure what we can do about it, yet.
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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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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 Personal1Deleted 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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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 Personal1Deleted 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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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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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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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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so 11.03 is still creating them even if you are not using backup? well that should not happen.
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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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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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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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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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Since updating to version 11.03.04 the folders have not appeared anymore. :)
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good, we tested it a bit and could not get it to appear… thanks!
