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    anything planned for the future or is this software just dead now?

    Tech Support 21 days ago
    News/Update on PowerArchiver/Connexion in 2024
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    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).

    Tech Support Feb 27, 2025, 2:18 PM
    BETA PowerArchive 22.00.11 - Windows 11 Context Menu duplicated/additional tier
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    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

    Tech Support Jan 19, 2025, 8:56 AM
    No Icons for SFX-Archives
    M

    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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    Tech Support Oct 23, 2024, 5:19 PM
    Zip extraction from windows 11 by windows
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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?

    Tech Support Oct 21, 2024, 7:18 AM
    Installer problem
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    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

    Tech Support Oct 14, 2024, 6:37 AM
    Button alignment. About window.
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    Buttons are not properly aligned on About screen.
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    Tech Support Oct 7, 2024, 12:10 PM
    Button alignment on config window.
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    Buttons not aligned on configuration window.
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    Tech Support Oct 7, 2024, 12:09 PM
    BETA: PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.00.10
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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!

    Tech Support Oct 7, 2024, 9:33 AM
    BETA: PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.00.11
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    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!

    Tech Support Oct 7, 2024, 9:32 AM
    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

    powerarc_2023-09-18_17-00-19.png

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    Tech Support Sep 21, 2024, 10:33 AM
    THE SSL CERTIFICATE FOR *.POWERARCHIVER.COM HAS EXPIRED.
    Brian GregoryB

    @spwolf @Mili THE SSL CERTIFICATE FOR *.POWERARCHIVER.COM HAS EXPIRED.

    Tech Support Aug 14, 2024, 2:49 PM
    PA2023 22.00.09 trying to delete a directory from a tar file.
    Brian GregoryB

    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.

    Tech Support Jul 8, 2024, 9:51 PM
    PA 2023: No portable version?
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    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!

    Tech Support Jul 5, 2024, 5:04 PM
    PA2023: Portable version missing?
    A

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

    Tech Support Jul 2, 2024, 7:09 AM
    2024
    P

    Will you be releasing 2024 soon?

    Tech Support Jul 2, 2024, 7:07 AM
    PA 2023 Toolbox - 22.00.09 - Remove archive encryption
    PA_FanP

    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?

    Tech Support Feb 17, 2024, 10:53 AM
    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.

    Tech Support Dec 9, 2023, 3:02 PM
    Updates
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    Any updates going to happen for the bugs reported?

    Tech Support Dec 1, 2023, 8:24 AM

    Backup problem Beta 5 German

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      TSchm
      last edited by Aug 29, 2008, 9:21 AM

      I cannot adjust the scheduling of a backup job. The input mask of these backup options seems to be incomplete.
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        TBGBe
        last edited by Aug 29, 2008, 11:26 AM

        Try using “Erweiterte Optionen” (“Advanced Options”).

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          TSchm @TBGBe
          last edited by Aug 29, 2008, 11:41 AM

          This does not help. See my screenshot for all available options.

          And when I click on ‘Bearbeiten’ (Edit), the same page as in my first post opens. No option to change the day of the week or to modify the hour of creation.
          attachment_p_15994_0_2008-08-29-13-38-35-001.jpg

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            spwolf conexware
            last edited by Aug 29, 2008, 12:01 PM

            Hi,

            you can use Once per day + Advanced options, which will give you enough options to select time you want… thanks!

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              TSchm @spwolf
              last edited by Aug 29, 2008, 12:27 PM

              When the setting is set to Daily (‘Einmal täglich’) clicking on the Advanced options button causes no effect (no window appearing).

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                spwolf conexware @TSchm
                last edited by Aug 29, 2008, 12:37 PM

                @TSchm:

                When the setting is set to Daily (‘Einmal täglich’) clicking on the Advanced options button causes no effect (no window appearing).

                try closing backup and reopning it with daily set at the time you close it. Seems some issue with Windows XP and our daily scheduler.

                You can also edit scheduler from backup list window as well, and that should work.

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                  TSchm @spwolf
                  last edited by Aug 29, 2008, 1:07 PM

                  Ok, after closing and re-opening of the options dialog I can get the Advanced options page. But I cannot change there to weekly. And I don’t understand the advanced setting at all. I cannot set any options there and clicking on the ‘Edit’ button (my second post) returns me to the original window (now opened twice).

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                    spwolf conexware @TSchm
                    last edited by Aug 29, 2008, 1:23 PM

                    @TSchm:

                    Ok, after closing and re-opening of the options dialog I can get the Advanced options page. But I cannot change there to weekly. And I don’t understand the advanced setting at all. I cannot set any options there and clicking on the ‘Edit’ button (my second post) returns me to the original window (now opened twice).

                    it is not that complicated, just look around.

                    You can set starting date and after how many days it is repeated - if you set every 7 days, you get weekly backup basically.

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                      TSchm
                      last edited by Aug 29, 2008, 1:44 PM

                      If I use the standard Windows tools to set up the scheduling (Task planner) then options window is correct and I can change the settings in proper way.

                      But I cannot access these setting using the Edit functions of PA. There I always get the buggy dialogs as shown above with no way to set up the options correctly. There is definitly a problem with this inside the PA!

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                        spwolf conexware @TSchm
                        last edited by Aug 29, 2008, 2:12 PM

                        @TSchm:

                        If I use the standard Windows tools to set up the scheduling (Task planner) then options window is correct and I can change the settings in proper way.

                        But I cannot access these setting using the Edit functions of PA. There I always get the buggy dialogs as shown above with no way to set up the options correctly. There is definitly a problem with this inside the PA!

                        ok… I am not sure what are we supposed to say - you can do it via daily option but you can also use windows scheduler… whatever you want…

                        thanks!

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                          TSchm @spwolf
                          last edited by Aug 29, 2008, 2:21 PM

                          @spwolf:

                          ok… I am not sure what are we supposed to say - you can do it via daily option but you can also use windows scheduler… whatever you want…

                          thanks!

                          No, I want to say that I can ONLY do it via the Windows scheduler. The options in the PA do NOT work.

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                            spwolf conexware
                            last edited by Aug 29, 2008, 2:31 PM

                            doing daily, and then selecting every 7 days instead of every day, does not work? Does it not save?

                            I tried it on Vista and seems to work fine?

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                              TSchm @spwolf
                              last edited by Aug 29, 2008, 3:02 PM

                              @spwolf:

                              doing daily, and then selecting every 7 days instead of every day, does not work? Does it not save?

                              I tried it on Vista and seems to work fine?

                              The problem is that I don’t have the option to select 7 days in the advanced setting (as you can see in my second screenshot). Please notice the difference in the window when I access the same page with the Windows Task scheduler as in the picture attached to this post.

                              And any selection in the normal setting window does not have any effect (see my first screenshot).
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                                spwolf conexware
                                last edited by Aug 29, 2008, 3:11 PM

                                what do you get when you select daily backup and then advanced? Show me that screen please…

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                                  TBGBe @TSchm
                                  last edited by Aug 29, 2008, 3:16 PM

                                  @TSchm:

                                  This does not help. See my screenshot for all available options.

                                  And when I click on ‘Bearbeiten’ (Edit), the same page as in my first post opens. No option to change the day of the week or to modify the hour of creation.

                                  Oh - misunderstood you.
                                  The time is selected on the first screen.

                                  The weekly (or monthly) day of activation starts from TODAY - i.e. it uses the day of creation of the pbs as the beginning of the weekly/monthly schedule :p

                                  However, you are correct, after changing time on the first screen the display of time under advanced does NOT change :confused:
                                  Nor does it change the time of the scheduled task under windows/tasks :confused:

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                                    TBGBe @spwolf
                                    last edited by Aug 29, 2008, 3:17 PM

                                    @spwolf:

                                    what do you get when you select daily backup and then advanced? Show me that screen please…

                                    Advanced is disabled for “daily backup” - clicking button does nothing.

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                                      spwolf conexware @TBGBe
                                      last edited by Aug 29, 2008, 4:09 PM

                                      @TBGBe:

                                      Advanced is disabled for “daily backup” - clicking button does nothing.

                                      you need to close pbs and try again, or do it through backup list schedule edit…

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                                        TBGBe @spwolf
                                        last edited by Aug 29, 2008, 7:19 PM

                                        This is very confusing :(

                                        Open/Edit existing pbs with schedule “Once a week @ 05:00”
                                        Change schedule to “Once a day”
                                        – Advanced Options :: no effect
                                        Close pbs
                                        Open/Edit pbs - schedule “Once a day @ 05:00”
                                        – Advanced Options works :: “05:00 every day”
                                        Change schedule to “Once a week” (leave time @ 05:00)
                                        – Advanced Options works :: but “00:00 every Friday”
                                        (so PA changed time to 00:00 but first screen still shows 05:00).
                                        Close pbs
                                        Open/Edit pbs - schedule “Once a week @ 05:00”
                                        – Advanced Options works :: still “00:00 every Friday”

                                        So now Schedule and Advanced Options do not agree (time).
                                        Now, change to “once a month” or “once a week”, doesn’t matter: Advanced always shows 00:00 - can open/close pbs as much as you want.

                                        Thus

                                        1. we cannot set the time for week or month backups.
                                        2. we cannot change the day of activation for week or month backups (always <today>using Day name or Date).

                                        Edit: what is monthly date for September if create pbs on 31 August?
                                        Would September backup be missed?</today>

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                                          spwolf conexware @TBGBe
                                          last edited by Aug 29, 2008, 7:40 PM

                                          @TBGBe:

                                          This is very confusing :(

                                          Open/Edit existing pbs with schedule “Once a week @ 05:00”
                                          Change schedule to “Once a day”
                                          – Advanced Options :: no effect
                                          Close pbs
                                          Open/Edit pbs - schedule “Once a day @ 05:00”
                                          – Advanced Options works :: “05:00 every day”
                                          Change schedule to “Once a week” (leave time @ 05:00)
                                          – Advanced Options works :: but “00:00 every Friday”
                                          (so PA changed time to 00:00 but first screen still shows 05:00).
                                          Close pbs
                                          Open/Edit pbs - schedule “Once a week @ 05:00”
                                          – Advanced Options works :: still “00:00 every Friday”

                                          So now Schedule and Advanced Options do not agree (time).
                                          Now, change to “once a month” or “once a week”, doesn’t matter: Advanced always shows 00:00 - can open/close pbs as much as you want.

                                          Thus

                                          1. we cannot set the time for week or month backups.
                                          2. we cannot change the day of activation for week or month backups (always <today>using Day name or Date).

                                          Edit: what is monthly date for September if create pbs on 31 August?
                                          Would September backup be missed?</today>

                                          Are you trying to tell us we should simply ignore weekly and monthly options as they are right now and use daily option which can be customized to the point of being anything you want - 3 days, 7 days, 15 days, 30 days, etc…. ?

                                          Seems like better option to me personally.

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                                            TBGBe @spwolf
                                            last edited by Aug 29, 2008, 10:08 PM

                                            @spwolf:

                                            Are you trying to tell us we should simply ignore weekly and monthly options as they are right now and use daily option which can be customized to the point of being anything you want - 3 days, 7 days, 15 days, 30 days, etc…. ?

                                            Seems like better option to me personally.

                                            I think we should be able to configure:-
                                            daily :- what time of day

                                            weekly :- which day of week AND what time of day

                                            monthly :- what time of day AND what date in month including e.g. last day of month (as a setting)

                                            The day/date should not be fixed at<today>
                                            The time should not be fixed at 00:00 nor at <now>.

                                            Maybe simplest to keep current fixed options for ease of use; and add a “custom” option which is fully configurable?</now></today>

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                                              spwolf conexware
                                              last edited by Aug 29, 2008, 10:15 PM

                                              Daily option is one that can be customized to whatever you need…

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                                                TBGBe @spwolf
                                                last edited by Aug 30, 2008, 10:36 AM

                                                @spwolf:

                                                Daily option is one that can be customized to whatever you need…

                                                So how do I create a backup with following schedules -

                                                Today is Saturday 30 Aug 12:00

                                                1. Create weekly pbs to run at 06:00 on Thursday ?
                                                2. Create monthly pbs to run at 18:00 on 15th ?

                                                Only way I see is to change PC date/time??

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                                                  spwolf conexware
                                                  last edited by Sep 11, 2008, 11:58 PM

                                                  Please check RC1 via web update and let us know if everything works properly now.

                                                  thank you!

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                                                    spwolf conexware
                                                    last edited by Sep 11, 2008, 11:58 PM

                                                    (meaning: if daily works)

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                                                      TSchm @spwolf
                                                      last edited by Sep 22, 2008, 12:11 PM

                                                      Has there been any modification in the actual release? RC1 shows the same bad behaviour as Beta5 on my computer.

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                                                        spwolf conexware @TSchm
                                                        last edited by Sep 22, 2008, 12:20 PM

                                                        @TSchm:

                                                        Has there been any modification in the actual release? RC1 shows the same bad behaviour as Beta5 on my computer.

                                                        nope, there is no time for that - you can configure daily option to whatever you want and you should use that…

                                                        we will improve on weekly/monthly in the first update after final is released…

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                                                          spwolf conexware
                                                          last edited by Sep 23, 2008, 11:05 PM

                                                          Please try with final pre-release version:
                                                          http://www.powerarchiver.com/test/release10/powarc1100rc5.exe

                                                          And let us know if this has been improved right away.

                                                          thanks!

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                                                            spwolf conexware
                                                            last edited by Sep 23, 2008, 11:27 PM

                                                            p.s. confusion here was that Vista and XP schedule options are different - Vista’s worked ok, while on XP it did not (should work now when you click on Edit!)

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