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?
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.
Possible bug in creating password protected zip files in v11.03.04
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I can’t find any setting to prevent an issue caused by the following task:
1. Right click on a folder and choose “Compress to Zip + Options”
2. Choose any encryption from the dropdown box.
3. Press Add and type in a password when prompted twice.
…the result is a password protected file which always includes a copy of the folder structure (which is empty) along with the files.
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Can’t reproduce this. Please check if you don’t have the “Save full folder info” option checked.
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Maybe give us more details of folder structure that is being saved?
thanks!
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No, I don’t have the “Save full folder info” option checked.
Since there are so many settings and everyone uses different ones, here’s the easiest way to reproduce the issue:
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Perform a clean install and make this single change:Options/Configuration/Miscellaneous/General
uncheck - “Use normal relative path”(I don’t like having this option turned on since it creates an unnecessary root folder in an archive if a single folder is zipped)
Create a folder on your desktop called “test” and place two text files in it.
Right-click on the folder and choose “Compress with Options” and click “Add”
At this point you end up with an archive which contains the two text files along with an unnecessary and empty folder structure.
If you were to choose “Compress to “test.zip”” instead, a proper archive is built.
The reason I felt it had to do with password protected files is that I would choose “Compress with Options” to include a password and “Compress to…” otherwise.
Having researched this further, I’ve discovered that when you simply choose “Compress with Options”, you get that issue regardless of whether or not you password protect it as shown in the steps above.
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The empty folder stucture being saved using the steps in my last message is (in my case):
Documents and Settings
…Administrator
….Desktop
…testThanks
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thanks, we will check it out…
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I have the same problem.
It’s a bug.
And it happens whenever you select:
Compress to Zip + Options (password protected or not)
Example:
- Right click on a folder that contains 3 files located at D:\Desktop\Sample Folder
- Select “Compress to Zip + Options”
- Uncheck all checkboxes and use default options
- Click on Add
The zip file is created called: Sample Folder.zip It contains the 3 files, plus an empty folder: Desktop\Sample Folder
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What does “miiiliiiiiiiiiiii” mean? :confused:
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What does “miiiliiiiiiiiiiii” mean? :confused:
:-)
calling Mili to write the bug down into our bug list :P
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oh “Mili” the person. Sorry, I’m new to this forum. Our friend Mili. :) Gotcha…
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Have no fear, Mili is here!! :)
Had tested this earlier but could not reproduce. Finally reproduced it.
Reported to dev team. Thanks mj0hnson!!!
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Glad it’s being fixed :)
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please check with official beta 1, and let us know if this has been fixed… thank you!
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It’s been fixed - Thanks!