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    D davidsplash
    I do like the new website though I would like to have support tap to include in its menu the community forums. As at first I thought you got rid of them until I accidently went to bottom of support form page. It would be nice to have a menu for approved plugins for powerarchiver. I would be willing to test them for you.
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    Open source
    D davidsplash
    Could powerarchiver be open sourced as I fear it is going to be lost once you decide to stop development on it.
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    BETA: PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.10.02
    spwolfS spwolf
    New version: PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.10.02: Download: https://u.powerarchiver.com/pa2023/powarc221002.exe New build with new signature so shell extensions in Windows will function properly. Thanks everyone for your assistance!
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    Missing Icons
    LuxorL Luxor
    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 [image: 1695053428163-powerarc_2023-09-18_17-00-19.png] [image: 1695053445119-powerarc_2023-09-18_17-01-05.png]
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    Missing or ugly SFX-Icon
    MerowingerM Merowinger
    When I create a SFX-file from a zip (not from a 7-Zip) it happens that there is no icon for the file or a really ugly, pixelated icon. [image: 1563693941255-unbenannt-1.jpg]
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    End of Powerarchiver
    D davidsplash
    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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    Windows 11 Shell Extension crash
    W wilsonp
    Copied the Take Command shortcut, changed Target to be wt.exe -p “Take Command” and saved it. Right-clicked to get to properties and Explorer crashed. (wt.exe is the Microsoft Terminal program, which I have installed from the Microsoft Store.) The Target path had changed to: C:\Users{username}\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\wt.exe -p “Take Command” Created a new shortcut in a Start Menu folder and set the command line to the same, and it crashed the same. Created a new shortcut and set the command line to mspaint.exe (also a Windows Store app) and Explorer crashed on right-click on the shortcut. It appears PowerArchiver shell extensions doesn’t handle Windows Store apps in shortcuts properly. Perhaps it needs better defensive coding around checking the Target of shortcuts, or just ignoring shortcuts altogether. Running PA 22.00.11 on Windows 11 24H2 Build 26100.6584
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    Affected by winrar/.rar vulnerability?
    C cmmpc
    Was Power Archiver affected by the WinRAR/.rar vulnerability discovered by ESET researchers recently? Not sure if PA is using their libraries for extraction.
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    updates
    D davidsplash
    anything planned for the future or is this software just dead now?
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    Ultimate zip was made by powerarchiver
    D davidsplash
    From google search AI Overview 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.
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    News/Update on PowerArchiver/Connexion in 2024
    TheAndyMacT TheAndyMac
    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).
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    BETA PowerArchive 22.00.11 - Windows 11 Context Menu duplicated/additional tier
    TheAndyMacT TheAndyMac
    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: [image: 1736325038084-screenshot-2025-01-08-082909.png] [image: 1736325038147-screenshot-2025-01-08-082935.png] [image: 1736325038176-screenshot-2025-01-08-082953.png] Edition Windows 11 Pro Version 24H2 OS build 26100.2605
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    No Icons for SFX-Archives
    MerowingerM Merowinger
    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. [image: 1729594955632-zwischenablage_10-22-2024_01.jpg]
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    Zip extraction from windows 11 by windows
    D davidsplash
    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?
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    Installer problem
    L lxworld
    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
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    Button alignment. About window.
    LuxorL Luxor
    Buttons are not properly aligned on About screen. [image: 1726996285086-about-window.png]
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    Button alignment on config window.
    LuxorL Luxor
    Buttons not aligned on configuration window. [image: 1726914596335-configbuttons.png]
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    BETA: PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.00.10
    spwolfS spwolf
    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!
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    BETA: PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.00.11
    spwolfS spwolf
    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!
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    THE SSL CERTIFICATE FOR *.POWERARCHIVER.COM HAS EXPIRED.
    Brian GregoryB Brian Gregory
    @spwolf @Mili THE SSL CERTIFICATE FOR *.POWERARCHIVER.COM HAS EXPIRED.
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    PA memory crash with 7zip

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      steiale
      last edited by

      Hi there,

      once again… :)

      You had this issue solved in last version and here it is again in the new version.
      But this time I found the reason I hope.

      Doing my packups with 7zip of a directory. In this directory are also zip files. Whenever PA reaches the zip files that shall be compressed with 7zip it crashes with the error that the hdd is full or the directory not writable.
      Unfortunately the workaround to change the compression level does not work anymore. So again no backups. :confused:
      The backup with zip instead of 7zip doesnt even start. Only creates a huge progessor gain.

      Regards, alex

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        spwolf conexware
        last edited by

        how many files total, both size and count, are to be backed up? thanks

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          steiale
          last edited by

          Sorry for the delay…

          9.6gb, 122000 Files and 13000 Folders…

          In the previous version it worked very well…!!

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            spwolf conexware @steiale
            last edited by

            try turning off optimized compression and see if it helps.

            As to the zip, try waiting a bit - i think it is not crashing but it is taking time to build an list of files to be compressed…

            thanks

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              steiale
              last edited by

              Didn’t work either…

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                spwolf conexware
                last edited by

                waiting a bit didnt work for zip?

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                  steiale @spwolf
                  last edited by

                  How long…? Waited for 20 Minutes…

                  Something was changed for the new release I guess… :(

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                    steiale
                    last edited by

                    Even in the new update the error occurs. Any new ideas?

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                      spwolf conexware
                      last edited by

                      nope, nothing has changed… we have tested internally and we can not reproduce… we will try more.

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                        steiale
                        last edited by

                        Is there any more Information I can give you…

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                          steiale
                          last edited by

                          Would it help if I change backup type from normal to full?

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                            spwolf conexware
                            last edited by

                            i dont think so… try changing some other options to see if something else might be affecting it.

                            We have just tried creating backup from 20 GB/77,000 files and everything worked properly.

                            Try breaking that backup into 2 different backups - does that help?

                            thanks!

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                              steiale
                              last edited by

                              Two different jobs or just split files?

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                                spwolf conexware
                                last edited by

                                two different jobs… see what happens then?

                                thanks!

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                                  spwolf conexware
                                  last edited by

                                  we believe that this issue has been fixed in Beta 1, please check it out and let us know if it works properly.

                                  thanks!

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                                    steiale @spwolf
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                                    Problem still exists. No improvement here…

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                                      spwolf conexware
                                      last edited by

                                      well then it is some other issue :-).

                                      so it happens only when zip files are there?

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                                        steiale @spwolf
                                        last edited by

                                        I splitted the same Folder in 4 jobs and it worked…

                                        SAME FILES…!!!

                                        Folder in 1 job crashes…

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                                          spwolf conexware
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                                          is there an difference now between different compresion levels in 7zip? solid/non solid?

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                                            steiale
                                            last edited by

                                            Didn’t check yet. I just did a check with the same settings as the 4 jobs just in 1 job.

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