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    anything planned for the future or is this software just dead now?

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    News/Update on PowerArchiver/Connexion in 2024
    TheAndyMacT

    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).

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    BETA PowerArchive 22.00.11 - Windows 11 Context Menu duplicated/additional tier
    TheAndyMacT

    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

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    No Icons for SFX-Archives
    MerowingerM

    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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    Zip extraction from windows 11 by windows
    D

    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?

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    Installer problem
    L

    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

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    Button alignment. About window.
    LuxorL

    Buttons are not properly aligned on About screen.
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    Button alignment on config window.
    LuxorL

    Buttons not aligned on configuration window.
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    BETA: PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.00.10
    spwolfS

    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!

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    BETA: PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.00.11
    spwolfS

    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!

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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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    THE SSL CERTIFICATE FOR *.POWERARCHIVER.COM HAS EXPIRED.
    Brian GregoryB

    @spwolf @Mili THE SSL CERTIFICATE FOR *.POWERARCHIVER.COM HAS EXPIRED.

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    PA2023 22.00.09 trying to delete a directory from a tar file.
    Brian GregoryB

    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.

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    PA 2023: No portable version?
    A

    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!

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    PA2023: Portable version missing?
    A

    Hello!
    Is there currently no portable version of PA2023 available?
    (When) do you plan to release one?
    Thanks!

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    2024
    P

    Will you be releasing 2024 soon?

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    PA 2023 Toolbox - 22.00.09 - Remove archive encryption
    PA_FanP

    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?

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    Bug extracting from ZIP etc using Extract here with PA 22.00.09
    Brian GregoryB

    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.

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    Updates
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    Any updates going to happen for the bugs reported?

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    PAE file issue

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      Paz
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      Hi there, am new to these forums.

      I created a PAE file (encrypted) containing folders from my old laptop (Win XP) that had issues.

      I’ve recently needed these files and tried to open the PAE file on my new Vista laptop, however upon opening the file it just shows as a “10+” under a plain file icon.

      The file properties of this file shows “File Size: ?” and “Ratio: ?” as if it cannot recognise it.

      When trying to extract this ‘file’ I get a message that says “Unknown encryption method”

      Any ideas?

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        TBGBe
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        @Paz:

        … however upon opening the file it just shows as a “10+” under a plain file icon.

        The file properties of this file shows “File Size: ?” and “Ratio: ?” as if it cannot recognise it.

        When trying to extract this ‘file’ I get a message that says “Unknown encryption method”

        Most important - are you saying that PA accepts the password OK?

        Do you remember what version of PA you used to create it? (If you always keep up to date - maybe how long ago it was?).
        What type of archive did you encrypt?
        What is the file size reported by windows of the PAE file?

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          Paz @TBGBe
          last edited by

          Hi mate,

          To be honest I can’t specifically remember creating a PAE or a ZIP - something messed up and it changed the extension of the file. But I always created PAE so am 99.99% sure it was a PAE - when I change the extension to a ZIP it doesn’t recognise it at all, and when I change it to the PAE that I am sure it was - then it doesn’t show any error and goes straight into the file (not asking for any password).

          It was a long time ago, so I probably created it using 2007 or so and am now trying 2009 to open it - could this be something to do with it?

          The file contents are various other PAE files!
          File size is 63.2MB

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            TBGBe @Paz
            last edited by

            @Paz:

            Hi mate,

            To be honest I can’t specifically remember creating a PAE or a ZIP - something messed up and it changed the extension of the file.

            I am not sure what you mean by “it” - that changed the extension. If not done bu the user, that usually only happens with disk cleaner/recovery utilities - but then to “tmp” etc. The only time PowerArchiver changes the extension is when the user uses it to Encrypt an archive and create the PAE file (and entering a password).

            @Paz:

            But I always created PAE so am 99.99% sure it was a PAE - when I change the extension to a ZIP it doesn’t recognise it at all, and when I change it to the PAE that I am sure it was - then it doesn’t show any error and goes straight into the file (not asking for any password).

            If PowerArchiver does not ask for a password, then it is not a valid PAE file. Changing the file extension doesn’t change the contents.
            @Paz:

            It was a long time ago, so I probably created it using 2007 or so and am now trying 2009 to open it - could this be something to do with it?

            The file contents are various other PAE files!
            File size is 63.2MB

            If it was created using a release version of Powerachiver then that is not the problem. I was just asking (in a roundabout way) for confirmation that you did use PA to create the file.

            A (valid) PAE file will be an archive file (Zip, 7z, Tar, Gzip etc) that was created first and then encrypted as it only works on single files. If PA does not ask for a password then the file is not a PAE file and you need to determine what file type it actually should be. Even with multiple PAE files as the contents, you would have to create a single file (e.g. TAR file) first to encrypt again.

            Otherwise, it “was” a real PAE file that has been so corrupted as to be unreadable - but that would mean the contents are not retrievable.

            This is why you should only use encryption if you test/verify immediately after creation before deleting anything(and keep alternate/multiple backups as well).

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              spwolf conexware
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              or it could be corrupted if it was stored on cd/dvd media especially.

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