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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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.
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?
Multi-part RAR file bug 2010 b1
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Hi,
Just come across this.
Double clicking on any part of the multi-part archive (.rar, .r01, .r02 etc) should open the acrchive.
However, I have to double click on the .rar file, trying it with any of the .r?? files brings up a Drag and drop box.
Cheers
DrT
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The developers are aware of this and a fix is forthcoming.
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Win10 x64 -
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The developers are aware of this and a fix is forthcoming.
are we? :-)
it seems to work with part3.rar, etc in upcoming release…
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are we? :-)
it seems to work with part3.rar, etc in upcoming release…
I don’t know how it is from a programming point of view, but could *.rar files be treated differently to *.r01, *.r02 etc?
Cheers
DrT
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I don’t know how it is from a programming point of view, but could *.rar files be treated differently to *.r01, *.r02 etc?
Cheers
DrT
might be… i wrote it in to be sure…
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might be… i wrote it in to be sure…
I have also had the same box appear when right-clicking on an EXE file (self extracting installer) and choosing ‘open with PowerArchiver’ (I do this quite often).
Cheers
DrT
Edit: The above was a 40MB file, just had it happen with a 2MB file (of a different format that I can ALWAYS examine…happy to send it to you if you wish - it’s legit from MSoft).
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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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please check with official beta 1, and let us know if this has been fixed… thank you!
Can now open the MSoft file. Will check on a multi-part RAR file the next time I get one.
Have the previously reported graphical issues with the gray column headers under XP been noted by the developers? Looks okay under Vista (32-bit).
Cheers
DrT
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Can now open the MSoft file. Will check on a multi-part RAR file the next time I get one.
Have the previously reported graphical issues with the gray column headers under XP been noted by the developers? Looks okay under Vista (32-bit).
Cheers
DrT
not if you reported it in wrong thread (not its own)… as you can see, with many reports in, it gets hectic, and if issue does not have its own thread, it will most likely be overlooked.
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not if you reported it in wrong thread (not its own)… as you can see, with many reports in, it gets hectic, and if issue does not have its own thread, it will most likely be overlooked.
They were posted in ‘PA 2010 b1’ started 3/3/09, but not commented upon.
Cheers
DrT
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They were posted in ‘PA 2010 b1’ started 3/3/09, but not commented upon.
Cheers
DrT
thats why they should be in separate thread… its very hard to find things when there are multiple things in thread called “pa 2010 b1”
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thats why they should be in separate thread… its very hard to find things when there are multiple things in thread called “pa 2010 b1”
Will bear that in mind for future posts.
Would you like me to repost? I’m really not being funny by asking, I know you must be very busy…just trying to be helpful.
Cheers
DrT
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rars work fine?
