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    MSI release?
    J

    I’m looking forward to deploying PowerArchiver 2023 to my users. Can you tell us when the MSI will be available for download and distribution?

    Thanks.

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    Missing Icons
    LuxorL

    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

    powerarc_2023-09-18_17-00-19.png

    powerarc_2023-09-18_17-01-05.png

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    Security vulnerabilities in 7zip / Update for PowerArchiver and PACL libraries?
    BigMikeB

    Hi there,

    there were some security issues fixed in 7zip:
    https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1165/
    https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1164/

    As it seems, that PowerArchiver and PACL use the 7zip libraries, could you please update them to the latest version?

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    Virtual Drive
    E

    Hi,

    From where I get PAVD2023.EXE? PowerArchiver 2023 tries to open it.
    But it seems, it tries to download PAVD2021.EXE.

    Thanks

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    Better ZPAQ support
    W

    I noticed that the version of ZPAQ used is older than the latest released 7.15 https://mattmahoney.net/dc/zpaq.html also there seems to be a newer fork that adds several features https://github.com/fcorbelli/zpaqfranz

    It would be useful to implement this latest version (it also maintains the same syntax and behavior as the latest official release if used the -715 flag) and add when opening a zpaq file a choice of the version of the files to show (e.g. as dummy folders represented the various versions present). Since any previous changes are stored with this format, it is possible to extract a snapshot of a certain date/version.

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    Bug with "Encrypt Archive" action
    W

    If I open a password-protected zipper file (created with WinRAR but I think that’s irrelevant), open it with PowerArchiver and run “Remove Encryption” on the same file, then reopen it and add a password with “Encrypt Archive,” the resulting archive will be protected with the old ZipCrypto algorithm and not AES as indicated.
    (this can be verified, for example, by trying to open the archive files with Windows Explorer, which does not support the AES algorithm)

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    PA 21.00.18 Action / Test behaves oddly for me on .PA files
    Brian GregoryB

    PA 21.00.18 running on Windows 7 64 bit.
    I made a big .PA file and thought I’d check it was made correctly with Menu / Actions / Test.
    Discovered:
    a) PA always issues a UAC prompt to do this!
    b) PA always says there are many errors in PA files.

    Tech Support

    Back up full of errors again if tested but not if extracted.

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    • LuxorL
      Luxor Alpha Testers
      last edited by

      Backup full of errors again. :(

      Just ran my backup in PA 11.50.37 (Beta 2)

      At first I though it could be back to where we were in This Thread maybe even worse this time.

      After I ran my backup I tested it and it did not even ask for my password, off it went and at the end I got the message:- Warning: 2287 Error(s) found in the archive: My Backup-27-03-2009.zip

      So I thought oh no here we go again.

      But no. If I extract the archive I get asked for my password as usual and it extracts fine.

      So I guess somebody somewhere has broke something. :D

      Luxor

      Windows 10 Home 64-bit
      Intel Core i7 6700HQ @ 2.60GHz
      12.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz

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      • spwolfS
        spwolf conexware
        last edited by

        what happens when you run it next time?

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        • spwolfS
          spwolf conexware
          last edited by

          and what do the errors say?

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          • LuxorL
            Luxor Alpha Testers @spwolf
            last edited by

            Same next time I run it.

            and what do the errors say?

            All it says is –> CRC ERROR

            And at the end.

            Warning: 2287 Error(s) found in the archive: My Backup-27-03-2009.zip

            Windows 10 Home 64-bit
            Intel Core i7 6700HQ @ 2.60GHz
            12.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz

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            • spwolfS
              spwolf conexware
              last edited by

              create new name for the backup and try it and then try it again, see what happens then please…

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              • LuxorL
                Luxor Alpha Testers @spwolf
                last edited by

                Ok spywolf.

                Firstly I have tried with some of the backup archives I have created over the past month. Same error every time, so it’s not just newly ceated ones.

                Created new name tried again and again, same error.
                Created a new backup, same error.
                Created another one with just one folder from My Docs, same error.

                Changed my backup type to 7zip and it works fine.
                Asks for my password, tests the archive and no errors. Like my usual zip archives it extracts fine too.

                So it seems to be a problem with zip archives only as far as I can tell.

                Luxor

                Windows 10 Home 64-bit
                Intel Core i7 6700HQ @ 2.60GHz
                12.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz

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                • spwolfS
                  spwolf conexware
                  last edited by

                  send us your pbs, it will explain few things.

                  You are testing archive in backup? What happens if you test the same archive inside PA later on?

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                  • LuxorL
                    Luxor Alpha Testers @spwolf
                    last edited by

                    send us your pbs, it will explain few things.

                    I have created a new one specially for you, very small just a few files in 1 folder. Same settings as my normal backup. Nothing private to worry about.
                    I will attach it here for quickness if that’s Ok.

                    You are testing archive in backup?

                    No. Just testing the archive itself. Opening it up in PA and clicking on test.

                    Windows 10 Home 64-bit
                    Intel Core i7 6700HQ @ 2.60GHz
                    12.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz

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                    • spwolfS
                      spwolf conexware
                      last edited by

                      eh, you should have said you were testing the file :-).
                      It seemed as if it was happening in backup, not actual PA.

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                      • LuxorL
                        Luxor Alpha Testers @spwolf
                        last edited by

                        eh, you should have said you were testing the file :-).

                        Thought I did.
                        @Luxor:

                        After I ran my backup I tested it and it did not even ask for my password, off it went and at the end I got the message:- Warning: 2287 Error(s) found in the archive: My Backup-27-03-2009.zip

                        Sorry for the misunderstanding but I thought it was clear in my explanation.

                        Luxor

                        Windows 10 Home 64-bit
                        Intel Core i7 6700HQ @ 2.60GHz
                        12.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz

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                        • LuxorL
                          Luxor Alpha Testers @Luxor
                          last edited by

                          Just noticed if I browse to the file in explorer and use shell extension Test. Then that is fine.
                          Password box appears and it runs with no error.

                          Windows 10 Home 64-bit
                          Intel Core i7 6700HQ @ 2.60GHz
                          12.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz

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                          • spwolfS
                            spwolf conexware
                            last edited by

                            basically no pass is asked for testing, hence the errors… if you open single file, password will be saved for the session and it will work fine.

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                            • LuxorL
                              Luxor Alpha Testers @spwolf
                              last edited by

                              Ok now you’ve lost me.

                              For years now I have been running my backup script. Then opened the resulting archive in PA then hit the test button and always had to put in my password. The test runs and I get the report.

                              If I understand you correctly, I now having to open my archive then open a single file, then put in my password to the view the file and only then I can test the whole archive. :confused:

                              To do that rather than just with one click (the way I have always done it) seems a bit long winded to me.

                              Windows 10 Home 64-bit
                              Intel Core i7 6700HQ @ 2.60GHz
                              12.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz

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                              • spwolfS
                                spwolf conexware @Luxor
                                last edited by

                                @Luxor:

                                Ok now you’ve lost me.

                                For years now I have been running my backup script. Then opened the resulting archive in PA then hit the test button and always had to put in my password. The test runs and I get the report.

                                If I understand you correctly, I now having to open my archive then open a single file, then put in my password to the view the file and only then I can test the whole archive. :confused:

                                To do that rather than just with one click (the way I have always done it) seems a bit long winded to me.

                                its a bug, not an feature :-).

                                archive itself is fine though, which is the important part.

                                thanks!

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                                • LuxorL
                                  Luxor Alpha Testers @spwolf
                                  last edited by

                                  @spwolf:

                                  its a bug, not an feature :-).

                                  Phew! Thank goodness for that.

                                  Windows 10 Home 64-bit
                                  Intel Core i7 6700HQ @ 2.60GHz
                                  12.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz

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                                  • spwolfS
                                    spwolf conexware
                                    last edited by

                                    Please check beta 3 via web update or download page and let us know if this issue has been fixed… thank you!

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                                    • LuxorL
                                      Luxor Alpha Testers @spwolf
                                      last edited by

                                      Fixed in beta 3

                                      Windows 10 Home 64-bit
                                      Intel Core i7 6700HQ @ 2.60GHz
                                      12.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz

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