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    Can you include .3MF to the list of re-compressible formats?
    A
    Can you include .3MF to the list of re-compressible formats? Its structure is similar to MS Office 2007 documents and Open Document Format. It is a ZIP Deflate archive with XML data and some JPG, and/or PNG pictures inside. Otherwise, if I try to compress .3MF it bearly makes it smaller unless I recompress .3MF to the Store setting then it makes it a lot smaller. Wish they all would move to 7zip ZSTD in the first place so that the optimized file size with FileOptimizer would be 50% of the ZIP Deflate version. And there would be no extra compression needed :)
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    Optimize archive on Context Menu
    W
    I noticed that the option to add the optimize archive function to the context menu is missing on Windows 10. Opening each archive with the interface in order to click it becomes tedious with many files. Same for others functions like Remove Archive Encryption
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    Support for Zstandard .zst/.zstd archives
    Z
    It would be nice to be able to at least extract Zstandard archives.
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    Highlighting files and folders in Add modes
    PA_FanP
    I prefer to use light themes, and when, for example, I have set up my main archive screen to be Classic Toolbar with Blizzard Blue, files in the archive are highlighted (no checkboxes, full row select) with white text on grey background. They are easy to see . However, in the Add screens, the files and folders are black type upon a pale blue background, which is not so readily visible, especially when highlighting separate files in lists with Ctrl/Click for addition. It would be ideal if the backgrounds to files in these screens could be set to mimic the highlighting of those in the main archive window. I have tried experimenting with different themes and settings for skins, toolbars and so forth, but, unless I’ve missed something, none seem to give me the effect I want.
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    .BH in Windows 11 Context Menu
    C
    Re: Windows 11 Context menu support It would really make me happy if you put .BH in the Windows 11 context menu. I know it’s in the “More Options” section, but this would make it more convenient. Don’t know why the option to add it to the menu isn’t there in the first place. P-L-E-A-S-E ??? :) Thanks You!
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    paq9a support
    R
    Any chance of including this format in a future release? https://github.com/FS-make-simple/paq9a Exceptional compression levels. Thanks.
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    Windows Store Delivery (and ideally updates)
    TheAndyMacT
    Now that the Windows Store is making support for non-UWP apps mainstream, including those with their own update delivery process, it would be nice to see PowerArchiver in the Windows Store going forwards - at least as a channel for the product to be available.
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    What features do you want in new format?
    spwolfS
    Tell us what features you want from new format…
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    Windows 11 Context menu support
    BigMikeB
    In Windows 11 a new explorer context menu is introduced. The “old” context menu may still be accessed through an additional mouse click, to reach the PowerArchiver context menu functions, but this isn’t comfortable at all. Could you add PowerArchiver items to the first level (and ideally disable the Windows native ZIP entry)
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    OneDrive for Business support
    Z
    I’m surprised that OneDrive for Business isn’t supported. I can’t link my company’s OneDrive account, but a personal (free) account works fine.
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    Better handling for protected archives
    BigMikeB
    Hi, I’d like to propose an improvement for password protected archives. Actual behavior is: If I open an archive, which is password protected and make a typo in the password dialog, I’ll get the message, that the password was wrong and I end up with an empty window. I need to reopen the archive to be able to enter the password again. Improved behavior: Tell me, that the password was wrong and give me the chance to enter the correct password to decrypt the archive.
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    ZIPX: Add support for packing JPEG with specialized algorithm
    A
    Hello! I know I have been asking for this feature some time ago, but as nothing has changed let me ask again: The ZIPX-format offers an algorithm, that compresses JPEG-files by about 20-30%. Please add compression (packing) support for this in ZIPX-archives to Powerarchiver. Extraction of JPEGs packed into ZIPX by this algorithm is already supported by Powerarchiver for a long time, so it should not be difficult? Or is it a licensing problem? Thanks!
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    Better archive type handling with drag & drop
    BigMikeB
    Hi, I’d like to suggest, that the correct archive type is (always) selected, when adding files by drag & drop to an archive. This is already happening if the archive has the correct extension. For example, if I’m adding files to test.zip, zip will be selected. If I’m adding files to test.7z, 7z will be selected as format in “Add dialog”. But this won’t be working, if the archive has not the “right” extension. So XPI files (Firefox addons) for example are ZIP files. PowerArchiver opens them without any problems, but if I try to add file by drag & drop, PowerArchiver won’t auto select “ZIP”, but use the last selected archive format, while PowerArchiver already knows, that I’m trying to add files to a ZIP.
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    Elevation of UAC in Mounting Images
    F
    I love this, only there is one problem. The UAC elevation feature does not extend to Mount Image option in the add-on software PA provided. It is most annoying whenever I am on highest UAC settings and I mount an ISO, every time I open and create a virtual drive UAC appears. I also do not want to completely disable UAC. Is adding UAC elevation for mount image feature possible?
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    Bulkzip Nanozip (.nz) file format
    D
    The now defunct Bulkzip had Nanozip (nz) as an option this would be great to have for compatibility with my .nz files, so I don’t have to install Bulkzip separately.
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    Include Virtual Drive as standalone in the installer
    2
    Hi. I noticed that when I want to run the Virtual Drive for the first time inside the PowerArchiver Burner it prompts to download it form the internet. I was wondering, would it be OK to include this utility straight into the offline installer to be able to set it up locally? Thank you!
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    Suggestion to improve .pa format
    Brian GregoryB
    How about recognising a few more (or all) of the file formats that are basically renamed zip files and treating them is if they are zip files. For instance Android .apk files are just renamed .zip files. Libreoffice/Openoffice ODF documents are all, as far as I am aware, just renamed .zip files. (.odt, .ott, .ods, .ots, .odp, .otp, .odb, .odf etc.)
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    Folder navigation
    drteethD
    I would like to make a further plea for my mouse’s backwards and forwards keys to work when navigating to and from files, just like they do in explorer. IIRC, I was told that this functionality would be added to v2019. Mni tnx.
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    Quake 1/2 .PAK file support
    AluminumHasteA
    I use PA for everything, if I can. Would be really nice to maybe get built in support for Quake 1/2 .pak files. More info on the format, seems simpler than I thought: https://quakewiki.org/wiki/.pak
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    Find file in archive.
    LuxorL
    Would it be possible at all in some future version perhaps, to have a “find file” function? Reason I ask is that I was looking for a certain file I knew existed in an archive, but I had to unzip it then use another tool to find the file. It would have saved that extra step if that function existed in PA itself.
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    What do you want in 2009?

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      Serhiy
      last edited by

      btw, do you really compress your pictures? and then extract them all the time to view? …

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        spwolf conexware @Serhiy
        last edited by

        @NTFS:

        btw, do you really compress your pictures? and then extract them all the time to view? …

        it does not matter what me or you do… what matters is what general public does.

        How do you backup pictures? If you use 7zip, you still need compatible archiver thats not supported by Windows Compressed Folder.

        I mean if 30% is not good enough, why use archiver at all? Just copy and paste everything, it is faster :-).

        Besides, implementing decompression is 95% of work for implementing compression… so for us, it is all the same, we already did the work… if you want to use it, you can, if you dont, you dont have to…

        And I said million times before, having bz2, ppmd, lzma and jpeg in zip is for me worst thing ever. However we are just drop in the sea, and other people are making zip standards, not us. And those people have 100x the downloads than we do… So we can be stubborn and not support it (which hurts only us, as their users will not use us due to inability to support their files), or we can do it better than them, and still be standard compliant :-).

        After few years of being stubborn, we decided that we can do it better than them (or anyone else), and let the users decide if they want to use old zip 2.0 compatible features, or latest zip standards…

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          MarcFou @spwolf
          last edited by

          JPG compression & Multicore support sounds good to me. I would really like to see performance in starting PA and reading large/spanned archives.

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            spwolf conexware @MarcFou
            last edited by

            @MarcFou:

            JPG compression & Multicore support sounds good to me. I would really like to see performance in starting PA and reading large/spanned archives.

            there is not much that can be done with regards to speeding up extraction/opening via multicore… main gain would be 2x faster zip compression… of 4x… or 8x, depending on what kind of cpu you have.

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              MarcFou @spwolf
              last edited by

              Application launch time? Anything associated with the words faster, performance, quick is all a plus in my book :D

              Whatever 2009 brings, I know it will be great!

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                guido @MarcFou
                last edited by

                @MarcFou:

                I would really like to see performance in starting PA and reading large/spanned archives.

                I agree with this. This would be great. It also takes a few seconds for the preview to kick in.

                Windows 11 Pro ENU x64
                Intel Core I7
                32 GB RAM

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                  amh209 @guido
                  last edited by

                  I would like it to be able to cook me breakfast, make my bed, and pay all my bills.

                  But, if you can’t add that, I wouldn’t mind seeing an increase in the speed in compression/extraction.

                  Just my 2 cents.

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                    spwolf conexware @amh209
                    last edited by

                    @amh209:

                    I would like it to be able to cook me breakfast, make my bed, and pay all my bills.

                    But, if you can’t add that, I wouldn’t mind seeing an increase in the speed in compression/extraction.

                    Just my 2 cents.

                    :-).

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                      TBGBe @amh209
                      last edited by

                      @amh209:

                      I would like it to be able to cook me breakfast, make my bed…
                      …
                      pay all my bills …
                      and increase in the speed in compression/extraction.

                      Cooking and bed-making :- that’s just being silly.
                      But the rest is needed and no need to sacrifice one for the rest (I really need something to pay my bills for me) :p

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                        spwolf conexware
                        last edited by

                        :-).

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                          spwolf conexware
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                          and it gets an bump!

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                            RJWaring
                            last edited by

                            A nice feature to have would be the ability to Lock the Configuration screen down with a Password to stop others from viewing and changing the settings unless authorised on both stand alone computers and networked systems.

                            The implication that also allowed the users/administrator to extract all his/her settings in a file type being txt or INI so it could be imported into another PowerArchiver would be a nice feature also an option to encrypt the file so its unreadable!

                            This would mean you can manage a large number of computers with PA which others cant dabble around with and they all meet to the exact specs you or the business requires.

                            So things like the defaulted Encryption Type, PA’s Queuing system, Password Manager, File formats and if the program updates it self are set in stone and unviewable from those un aurthorised to see them.

                            This would be an ideal Professional Feature only!

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                              guido
                              last edited by

                              Is it possible to enable UAC when opening the configuration screen?

                              Windows 11 Pro ENU x64
                              Intel Core I7
                              32 GB RAM

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                                RJWaring
                                last edited by

                                It would be nice if PA had “Auto Associate on Launch”

                                For example say I ask PowerArchiver to associate with all fle type and another program gets installed and removes away a certain file association.

                                Normally PA on the next launch would ask to re associate which you would say yes or no.

                                However, it would be nice if PA would force associations automatically either on windows startup or Launch of the application if asked todo so. Ensuring that the user is allways using PA for the types originally stated.

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                                  spwolf conexware @RJWaring
                                  last edited by

                                  @Sir:

                                  A nice feature to have would be the ability to Lock the Configuration screen down with a Password to stop others from viewing and changing the settings unless authorised on both stand alone computers and networked systems.

                                  The implication that also allowed the users/administrator to extract all his/her settings in a file type being txt or INI so it could be imported into another PowerArchiver would be a nice feature also an option to encrypt the file so its unreadable!

                                  This would mean you can manage a large number of computers with PA which others cant dabble around with and they all meet to the exact specs you or the business requires.

                                  So things like the defaulted Encryption Type, PA’s Queuing system, Password Manager, File formats and if the program updates it self are set in stone and unviewable from those un aurthorised to see them.

                                  This would be an ideal Professional Feature only!

                                  thats already there for customers with more than 10 licenses, they get separate set of instructions.

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                                  • RJWaringR Offline
                                    RJWaring @spwolf
                                    last edited by

                                    Cheers spywolf! It would still be a nice feature to have on a single computer as it would stop others users from changing prefered settings?

                                    Would this information be available for those with 10 or less licenses if requested?

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                                      spwolf conexware
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                                      other users can not change your own settings… just use different accounts? or you mean you dont want them changing defaults? In that case, PM me.

                                      we dont publish the info because it is usually used by people who dont pay for licenses in larger companies.

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                                        RJWaring
                                        last edited by

                                        Cheers Spwolf

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                                          spwolf conexware
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                                          edit

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                                            nameless
                                            last edited by

                                            My only wish is a very simple one, and I hope it’s easy enough to add:

                                            http://www.powerarchiver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3433

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