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
It would be nice to be able to at least extract Zstandard archives.
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.
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!
Any chance of including this format in a future release?
https://github.com/FS-make-simple/paq9a
Exceptional compression levels.
Thanks.
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.
Tell us what features you want from new format…
Omitting empty folders from backups
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I’ve created a PBS to incrementally backup a folder and its subfolders to a zip file, using relative folder names. However, the resulting ZIP contains the entire folder structure (under the specified root), even if there are no files in some of the folders. Is there a way to include subfolders in a backup zip but exclude them if they are empty?
Jeff Jansen
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nope… especially in backup, preserving folder structure is crucial.
i can move it to the wishlist if you wish.
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I would indeed like this moved to the Wish List. Thanks.
I’m not sure why you would consider preserving empty folders crucial for backups. If the restore destination has the folders that the backup archive does not, then no harm is done during the restore. But if the restore destination does not have the folders that are empty in the backup archive, then the restore destination gets a bunch of empty folders that it didn’t have before. Maybe that’s useful if you want to transfer a folder structure, but if you only want to transfer files, why clutter the zip and the restore destination with empty folders?
I’m just suggesting that it should be an option to omit backed up folders from the archive if they have no files in them that meet the filter criteria for the PBS.
Jeff Jansen