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Its a long time since people reported bugs like converter bug still no fix yet
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Configuration:
Powerarchiver 2021 20.00.73
Windows 10 Education 10.0.19042 Build 19042When extracting gcc-arm-10.2-2020.11-mingw-w64-i686-arm-none-linux-gnueabihf.tar.xz , Powerarchiver wrongly thinks some .exe files have a length of zero:
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Once extracted:
D:\Temp\Powerarchiver\gcc-arm-10.2-2020.11-mingw-w64-i686-arm-none-linux-gnueabihf\bin>dir *.exe Volume in drive D is DATA Volume Serial Number is 0E12-BCA2 Directory of D:\Temp\Powerarchiver\gcc-arm-10.2-2020.11-mingw-w64-i686-arm-none-linux-gnueabihf\bin 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 1,391,599 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-addr2line.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 0 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-ar.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 0 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-as.exe 2020-11-20 07:41 PM 3,030,119 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-c++.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 1,389,293 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-c++filt.exe 2020-11-20 07:41 PM 3,027,513 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-cpp.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 4,040,503 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-dwp.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 391,769 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-elfedit.exe 2020-11-20 07:41 PM 0 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-g++.exe 2020-11-20 07:41 PM 3,026,926 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcc-10.2.1.exe 2020-11-20 07:41 PM 609,607 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcc-ar.exe 2020-11-20 07:41 PM 609,607 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcc-nm.exe 2020-11-20 07:41 PM 609,607 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcc-ranlib.exe 2020-11-20 07:41 PM 0 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcc.exe 2020-11-20 07:41 PM 2,165,533 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcov-dump.exe 2020-11-20 07:41 PM 2,343,605 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcov-tool.exe 2020-11-20 07:41 PM 2,450,233 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcov.exe 2020-11-20 07:54 PM 9,605,899 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gdb.exe 2020-11-20 07:41 PM 3,028,997 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gfortran.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 1,412,943 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gprof.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 0 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-ld.bfd.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 0 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-ld.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 0 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-ld.gold.exe 2020-11-20 07:41 PM 25,546,567 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-lto-dump.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 0 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-nm.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 0 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-objcopy.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 0 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-objdump.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 0 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-ranlib.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 0 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-readelf.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 1,393,083 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-size.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 1,392,464 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-strings.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 0 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-strip.exe 32 File(s) 67,465,867 bytes 0 Dir(s) 1,002,422,431,744 bytes freeWhen the same archive is being extracted from a git bash session (after having installed git 2.30.1 for Windows 64 bit version from git-scm.com), the .exe files are extracted as expected:
xz -k -d gcc-arm-10.2-2020.11-mingw-w64-i686-arm-none-linux-gnueabihf.tar.xz tar xf gcc-arm-10.2-2020.11-mingw-w64-i686-arm-none-linux-gnueabihf.tar cd gcc-arm-10.2-2020.11-mingw-w64-i686-arm-none-linux-gnueabihf/bin ll *.exe -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 1391599 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-addr2line.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 2 User 197121 1421598 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-ar.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 2 User 197121 2028927 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-as.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 2 User 197121 3030119 Nov 20 19:41 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-c++.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 1389293 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-c++filt.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 3027513 Nov 20 19:41 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-cpp.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 4040503 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-dwp.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 391769 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-elfedit.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 2 User 197121 3030119 Nov 20 19:41 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-g++.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 2 User 197121 3026926 Nov 20 19:41 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcc-10.2.1.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 609607 Nov 20 19:41 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcc-ar.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 609607 Nov 20 19:41 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcc-nm.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 609607 Nov 20 19:41 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcc-ranlib.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 2 User 197121 3026926 Nov 20 19:41 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcc.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 2165533 Nov 20 19:41 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcov-dump.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 2343605 Nov 20 19:41 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcov-tool.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 2450233 Nov 20 19:41 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcov.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 9605899 Nov 20 19:54 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gdb.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 3028997 Nov 20 19:41 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gfortran.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 1412943 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gprof.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 4 User 197121 2572182 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-ld.bfd.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 4 User 197121 2572182 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-ld.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 2 User 197121 4550029 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-ld.gold.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 25546567 Nov 20 19:41 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-lto-dump.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 2 User 197121 1404945 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-nm.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 2 User 197121 1531656 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-objcopy.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 2 User 197121 1991350 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-objdump.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 2 User 197121 1421598 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-ranlib.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 2 User 197121 1163376 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-readelf.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 1393083 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-size.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 1392464 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-strings.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 2 User 197121 1531656 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-strip.exe*The same archive file does extract properly under a native Linux Ubuntu 20.04 system, or under Windows 10 using the WSL2 Linux subsystem using xz and tar.
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Hi I recently bought PowerArchiver and found some bugs and issues that I hit testing some of the features out.
If you are doing a backup and on the compression options screen its default is compression format is PA with no option to change disk spanning. If you change to 7-zip you can change disk spanning. If you change the disk spanning then move back to PA format the field for disk spanning disables but the option stays set to what you changed it to. When you do a backup it will use PA with files spanning but PowerArchiver says that its not a valid format when you open it. If PA can’t really do file spanning then this screen is allowing it.
I have attached an image where the progress bar is in the middle of the CD/DVD/BD Tools screen.
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I have a 7-Zip file I created using the backup tools doing an increment backup. It opens and extracts just fine but if you using the Test option PowerArchiver locks up. Link to file: Backup-2021-02-05-20-35-36 TEST LOCKUP.7z
On any Zip/PA/7-Zip process the pause and cancel buttons do not work. You have to hard kill the entire application to get out.
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There would be many of us with Intel Processors.
and they have their own optimized zlib algorithm, which can result in more efficiency if used combined with their hardware processor.
Reference:
https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/white-papers/zlib-compression-whitepaper-copy.pdfCan we get the same Functionality Under Hardware Acceleration Feature?
Zlib is not the only feature that intel has included with their processor, there’s many, which if combined can result in efficient and better compression ratios.
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Hi,
After the batch archiving is complete, and if I click on whitespace of the PA app, I get this error.
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I did check for ongoing process and ensured no archives were corrupt, It seems like activity did complete successfully but the error is shown for no reason, and only after clicking the whitespace.
Please see if this can be removed.
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I’m using the Kaspersky Total Security.
I have configured PA as exclusion as followed:
PA Exclusion.png
and also is set us trusted application
PA Trusted Application.png
Scenario:
My Antivirus likes to scan for everything, and it’s safeguarding behavior is to prevent the access to the file until the file is properly scanned for.
The issue:
PA when losses the access to file, it is stuck, consumes Resources, and never completes the process or throws any error
Recommendation:
PAStarter should also work as PAMonitor:
There should be a monitoring process, at least if I’m using queuing feature, that should check for never ending compression processes and terminate them so the queue can be little bit automated.Also,
There should be multiple attempts at retrying if PA loses access to or is denied, instead of having to see process was stuck for longer duration.Or, better, save the parameters I used for keeping the files in compression, and automatically restart the whole compression process after termination the same, of same folders and files set, this should happen in case if compression was stuck.
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If you use Queue Feature, you are not saving on space, you are just squeezing less.
Here’s explaination:
https://youtu.be/XcxG2wxyink
I did test the same on multiple files, and of different types.
It does have large difference for each large file you are trying to squeeze.
Folders with multiple files, just have no benefits if you use Queue Feature
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Hello!
I am using the portable version of PA2021. After switching from build 58 to 73 I have problems with the color-scheme:
While 58 behaves like expected and showed everything in light or dark colors according to the settings, 73 always shows the lower part of the window in dark colors, no matter whether I select automatic, light or dark.
This happens on a clean installation of 73 as well as on an update from build 58. I have attached two images generated on the same machine at the same time with the same settings. The upper shows build 73, the lower 58. Is it a bug or some changed setting I miss?
Thanks for help!
A.BorquePA2021_73.png PA2021_58.png
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Hello,
PowerArchiver Command Line 7 support file greater than 2 Go ?
Thanks
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If you have tabbed archive browsing(reuse same window for all archive opening)
and if you open two archives, and right click on older one to view properties it will only show of the recent archive that was opened, on all tabs/archivesupgraded to 20.0.73
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Hi.
I currently own the PowerArchiver Select - lifetime free upgrades and support for PowerArchiver Toolbox English license.
This license is active on 1 device. Does the license allow me to activate PowerArchiver on a second device that I own? Or do I need a separate license for that?
Thank you ! :)
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Hello!
While the installable version of PA 2021 has already received two updates and is at version 20.0.73 the portable version still remains at the initially released build 58. Are there plans to update that version, too?
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I’ve been dealing with an intermittent explorer.exe crash for 5-6 years now. It happens randomly and will usually occur multiple times within a single session of an hour or two on my machine when manipulating files through Windows Explorer. explorer.exe is the only thing that ever crashes, so it’s not hardware IMO. I’ve done all hardware diagnostics and RAM is good. I’ve even swapped out motherboards with different brand and even the exact same one and it still crashes. sfc /scannow indicates system files are fine. I’ve done multiple reinstalls of the OS with no positive results. This crashing has happened on Windows 7 64-bit and Windows 10 64-bit. It seemed to get more frequent with Windows 10 after upgrading last year. I’ve also been using PowerArchiver throughout that time period (upgrading over time with new releases). I recently disabled all non-Microsoft extensions via ShellExView and saw no crashes for about 10 days, which is really unusual. I turned back them all back on after 10 days and saw another explorer.exe crash within the hour. So I disabled all 32-bit extensions and saw another crash. Following that I disabled all the PowerArchiver shell extensions and haven’t seen a crash after a day of heavy usage manipulating files within Windows Explorer, which doesn’t happen for me. The crash dumps I’ve captured don’t seem to indicate PowerArchiver is involved but I have a hunch it has something do with PowerArchiver shell extensions. The system even feels smoother with the PA extensions disabled. Windows 10 reliability monitor always has the same type of problem:
Description Faulting Application Path: C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe Problem signature Problem Event Name: BEX64 Application Name: explorer.exe Application Version: 10.0.17134.165 Application Timestamp: 4031a9f8 Fault Module Name: StackHash_e78e Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0 Fault Module Timestamp: 00000000 Exception Offset: PCH_8D_FROM_ntdll+0x000000000009AA54 Exception Code: c0000005 Exception Data: 0000000000000008 OS Version: 10.0.17134.2.0.0.256.48 Locale ID: 1033 Additional Information 1: e78e Additional Information 2: e78e327659b46c9a0c6916396b253cbf Additional Information 3: cebf Additional Information 4: cebf952c5db535ae7880488aafce55d9 Extra information about the problem Bucket ID: 1a57e4e784fbc735c231c68bd88581a9 (1311047270476906921)I know this is a very nebulous explanation but is there any way to link this up to PA shell extensions as the cause? I can provide the crash dumps and additional information if necessary.
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When you select “Deflate (.zip, compatible)” as the method, it still converts the archive to a ZIPX format.
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Would like to see uha archives supported compression as well as extraction. I use this all the time and it is a very good compression format
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In windows 10 you can right-click and select send to and the compressed zipped folder and the zip folder will contain the name of the last selected file.
Does PowerArchiver have a similar function?
Tom
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Converting an archive to .zip (using both the “Deflate (.zip, compatible)” and “Store” compression methods) always creates a .zipx file instead.
pa-convert-zip-1.jpg
pa-convert-zip-2.jpgUsing the “Store” method sometimes creates a .zip file; I have seen it happen just now, but I cannot reproduce it.
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patchbeam a waste of time never updated with latest version
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I have just installed 2021, but seems to have similar issues to 2019. If you move the app between differen monitors (with different resolutions) the app does not automatically adjust accordingly, so on one monitor I have the app is too big for the screen, whereas on another monitor it only takes up a small fraction of the screen.
This was worse with 2019, where the fonts were totally screwed up, making the app unusable. This seems better in 2021, but still not working properly. -
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
PA 2010 B1: "Open with PowerArchiver" ShellExt
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In the PowerArchiver Shell Extension options, I have “Open with PowerArchiver” set to show up on the submenu. This works fine for regular archives. For SFX archives, the open shows up on Explorer’s menu, rather than the submenu. I don’t think this is correct.
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i think those are two different things, need to check it out
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That’s probably the case, since the “Open with PowerArchiver” on Explorer’s context menu that shows up for SFX archives is a current feature, but the configurable context menu entry is a new feature.
Personally, I think that the SFX detection should follow the user’s specification for the new “Open with PowerArchiver” entry. If it’s placed in the submenu, put it there. If it’s hidden, don’t show it at all, SFX or not.
What surprises me is that the menu entry I specifically placed on the submenu isn’t showing up at all for an SFX when detection is turned on. The other extraction options show up correctly though.
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it is 2 different features.
1. is for archives
2. is for sfx’s.it treats both differently. Due to slowdown for checking certain sfx types, those options are separate.
Since exe’s are not frequently used (compared to rest of filetypes), it shows in main menu.
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What I’m proposing is that they should be combined into a single feature:
1. Is the file an archive? This can be determined either by extension (zip, cab, 7z, etc.). If the “check exes for SFX” option is checked, then that can also be done.
2. If the file is an archive, then show the decompression options, otherwise show the compression options. Honor the user’s configuration for the “Open with PowerArchiver” setting, no matter what kind of archive it is or how that determination came about.
My point is that you’re surfacing a new option for the user to configure, and I think it necessitates a break from previous convention in order to properly honor it. I mean, I put it in the submenu for a reason. You’re giving me the option, and that’s where I want it to go. I think it’s inconsistent to ignore the user’s configuration simply because that’s the code that’s already there.
I understand why the “check exes for sfxs” checkbox exists, since it’s much more expensive to have to open the file, read in a bit of it, and check for various signatures than it is to simply look at the filename.
Of course, I know that what I’m asking for is easier said than done. At least, I think it is. :) I’m not sure what the current design for the shell extension is or how it determines which set of menu settings to show, just advocating for a change to improve the program by making the its behavior more consistent.
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they have to be separate options, but we maybe could combine position for both.
but what happens then if you dont have open with PA selected for archives, but you do for .exe’s? Stays at default position?
for some users, checking sfx’s is PA’s breaking feature as if you do it with large files over the network, it might take over 10 minutes and your explorer will freeze. Thats why option is there.
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The option reads “Check for self-extracting ZIP, ARJ, ACE, BH, LHA, and RAR files”, not “Show ‘Open with PowerArchiver’ option for self-extracting…” :p
What I think it should do is control whether or not PA checks .exe files for sfxs in order to display the correct menu. Since the “Open with PA” menu option is now configurable, that option should be respected.
At the same time, I can understand why you should show the “Open with PA” entry somewhere when checking sfxs since there’s otherwise no easy way for the user to open the sfx within PA, but if the user places it in the submenu, that should be respected too.
Perhaps you could use this heuristic when the user hides “Open with PA” and checks the sfx box: If all the user’s selected options are in the submenu, place “Open with PA” there, else place in the current default location.
I thought of a related, but separate feature: Let the user choose which classes of drive to check for sfxs on. For example, in TortoiseHg, the user has the option of checking for working directory changes on hard disks only. I’m not sure what the various classes are, but I’m guessing the main classes are fixed disks, removable disks, and network disks.
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Perhaps you could use this heuristic when the user hides “Open with PA” and checks the sfx box: If all the user’s selected options are in the submenu, place “Open with PA” there, else place in the current default location.
that was my suggestion as well… Miliiiii (heh).
btw. we have to be careful with how many new options we add, as we add new features, number of options grow and as everyone knows, we already have hundreds of options, so we try to keep adding new ones at minimum.
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I’m not sure if this is a step forward or back :p : In Beta 2 I see that there’s a new option in the Shell Extensions section to check for SFX CAB files, and that it’s linked to the identically named checkbox in the Miscellaneous section. (Both point to the same action? I <3 Actions.)
Is there any particular reason that SFX CABs are treated separately from other SFX types? Why isn’t there a single option for all SFX files?
Finally, is there any chance of having the possibility of restricting SFX checking to hard disks only? It’s terribly useful to me most of the time, but I’m finding that the delays it can cause in Explorer over WiFi or WANs are really painful. (Especially if it’s, say, the download package for Win XP SP3 you right-clicked on.)
Another idea would be to have the shell extension cancel the SFX check after some short delay (say 1 second). That way Explorer doesn’t look like it’s hung while trying to parse a (sometimes very large) .exe file, but keeping the option available to those who would want it.
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I’m not sure if this is a step forward or back :p : In Beta 2 I see that there’s a new option in the Shell Extensions section to check for SFX CAB files, and that it’s linked to the identically named checkbox in the Miscellaneous section. (Both point to the same action? I <3 Actions.)
Is there any particular reason that SFX CABs are treated separately from other SFX types? Why isn’t there a single option for all SFX files?
Finally, is there any chance of having the possibility of restricting SFX checking to hard disks only? It’s terribly useful to me most of the time, but I’m finding that the delays it can cause in Explorer over WiFi or WANs are really painful. (Especially if it’s, say, the download package for Win XP SP3 you right-clicked on.)
Another idea would be to have the shell extension cancel the SFX check after some short delay (say 1 second). That way Explorer doesn’t look like it’s hung while trying to parse a (sometimes very large) .exe file, but keeping the option available to those who would want it.
well I explained above why it is treated differently…
i have one question - are you using 64bit windows?
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Aren’t all SFXes, regardless of compression method, .exe files? If so, then it feels like a case of exposing an implementation detail to the user.
I own multiple PCs that PowerArchiver is installed on. My primary OS is 32-bit XP, but my other systems also have 32-bit Vista Home Premium, and 64-bit Vista Business. I was running 64-bit Windows 7 (build 7000) for a while, but not anymore.
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Aren’t all SFXes, regardless of compression method, .exe files? If so, then it feels like a case of exposing an implementation detail to the user.
I own multiple PCs that PowerArchiver is installed on. My primary OS is 32-bit XP, but my other systems also have 32-bit Vista Home Premium, and 64-bit Vista Business. I was running 64-bit Windows 7 (build 7000) for a while, but not anymore.
all archives, are archives, so… that doesnt matter. CAB SFX’s are different from other SFX’s, hence it is separate option. As you have discovered, with CAB SFX’s, PA needs to search to the end of CAB file, unlike other archives. This makes it slow in some circumstances, so why exactly would you want to disable all of SFX’s instead cabs?
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As you have discovered, with CAB SFX’s, PA needs to search to the end of CAB file, unlike other archives. This makes it slow in some circumstances, so why exactly would you want to disable all of SFX’s instead cabs?
My point is that I don’t think that most users care about how an SFX is implemented, so why expose those details (or internal side effects of dealing with them) to the user? Both options could be collapsed into a single checkbox for all types of SFX archives.
If you have users that requested this split, or if you’ve decided that having multiple options for the different SFX types is more beneficial than having a single option for all types, that’s fine. I’m just bringing it up to raise awareness of the possibility of removing an item from your configuration dialog. Software revisions making things simpler isn’t something that happens very often IME. :)
I also believe that being able to restrict SFX checking (of all types) to local hard drives is far more useful than having 2 subtly different checkboxes for SFX checking, but that’s a different feature. (And I know that “software features” isn’t a zero-sum game; it’s not as if one must be removed to make room for the other.)
Aside: I’m surprised that seeking to the end of a file would be so slow that it imparts a significant performance penalty compared to reading and parsing the data.
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:)