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    • Bulkzip Nanozip (.nz) file format

      D

      The now defunct Bulkzip had Nanozip (nz) as an option this would be great to have for compatibility with my .nz files, so I don’t have to install Bulkzip separately.

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    • Include Virtual Drive as standalone in the installer

      2

      Hi.

      I noticed that when I want to run the Virtual Drive for the first time inside the PowerArchiver Burner it prompts to download it form the internet.

      I was wondering, would it be OK to include this utility straight into the offline installer to be able to set it up locally?

      Thank you!

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    • Suggestion to improve .pa format

      Brian Gregory

      How about recognising a few more (or all) of the file formats that are basically renamed zip files and treating them is if they are zip files.
      For instance Android .apk files are just renamed .zip files.
      Libreoffice/Openoffice ODF documents are all, as far as I am aware, just renamed .zip files. (.odt, .ott, .ods, .ots, .odp, .otp, .odb, .odf etc.)

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    • Folder navigation

      drteeth

      I would like to make a further plea for my mouse’s backwards and forwards keys to work when navigating to and from files, just like they do in explorer. IIRC, I was told that this functionality would be added to v2019.

      Mni tnx.

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    • Quake 1/2 .PAK file support

      AluminumHaste

      I use PA for everything, if I can.
      Would be really nice to maybe get built in support for Quake 1/2 .pak files.
      More info on the format, seems simpler than I thought: https://quakewiki.org/wiki/.pak

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    • Better archive type handling with drag & drop

      BigMike

      Hi,

      I’d like to suggest, that the correct archive type is (always) selected, when adding files by drag & drop to an archive.

      This is already happening if the archive has the correct extension. For example, if I’m adding files to test.zip, zip will be selected. If I’m adding files to test.7z, 7z will be selected as format in “Add dialog”.

      But this won’t be working, if the archive has not the “right” extension.
      So XPI files (Firefox addons) for example are ZIP files. PowerArchiver opens them without any problems, but if I try to add file by drag & drop, PowerArchiver won’t auto select “ZIP”, but use the last selected archive format, while PowerArchiver already knows, that I’m trying to add files to a ZIP.

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    • Find file in archive.

      Luxor

      Would it be possible at all in some future version perhaps, to have a “find file” function?
      Reason I ask is that I was looking for a certain file I knew existed in an archive, but I had to unzip it then use another tool to find the file. It would have saved that extra step if that function existed in PA itself.

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    • Encrypt files inside archive that has already been created [.zipx]

      2

      Hi.

      Is there a way to enable the user to encrypt the files inside a ZIPX archive that has already been created?

      This could save time for large archives that the user may need to encrypt at a later stage or that he/she has forgotten to enable encryption before creating the archive,

      Thank you!

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    • Fast Extract large files directly to target directory

      2

      Hi.

      I would like to see a new feature implemented: a ‘Fast Extract’ Mode.

      Currently PowerArchiver extracts files to a temporary directory and then moves them to the target directory chosen by the user. At least via drag and drop.

      This can be both time consuming and needs free space on the system drive for large files.

      Is there a way to directly extract files to the target directory with PowerArchiver?
      And if not, can a feature like this be considered for future updates?

      Thanks very much!

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    • Serpent-256 Encryption for PAE/PAE2

      2

      Hello.

      I believe it would be useful to implement Serpent-256 encryption for PAE/PAE2 formats, even though PowerArchiver offers strong encryption ciphers already.

      (deleted part advertising other software - admin)

      Do you think this will be a useful addition?

      Thank you for the consideration!

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    • Make portable version compatible with PortableApps

      A

      Hello!
      I think it would be a great option to make the portable version of PowerArchiver compatible with PortableApps (i.e. adding the necessary files and folders to integrate it smoothly into their structure).
      I own various other commercial programmes which -when installed in portable mode- offer to make the becessary changes without needing an extra installer or the official PortableApps repos.
      Thanks for opinions or perhaps even a realization of this.
      A.Borque

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    • PBS Filenames

      C

      Presently, PowerArchiver 2019 (any build) cannot rename PBS filenames by single clicking on such entry or right-click menu has no “Rename” feature!

      Hmm, even pressing F2 on selected entry does nothing :(

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    • pCloud

      B

      Can you add support for pCloud? thanks

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    • ownCloud / Nextcloud

      M

      Please add support for ownCloud / Nextcloud, thanks.

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    • Setting to keep X number of backups

      ghendric

      There needs to be a setting for the backup feature to set how many backup files to keep.

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    • auto open first level in folder treeview when archive is opened

      spwolf

      …

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    • I think SVG files should be treated as text files.

      Brian Gregory

      SVG files (scalable vector graphics) seem to be special XML files and therefore when added to .pa archives I think they should be compressed as if they were text files.

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    • Command Line Switch for View Mode

      BigMike

      Hi,

      I had a look at the command line switches, but there are no switches to change the startup mode.

      At the moment, PowerArchiver opens in the last used mode.
      I’d like to have command line switches to influence the startup mode.
      Basically, the aim is:

      Opening PowerArchiver from Start Menu or Desktop: Start in Explorer Mode Opening PowerArchiver by double clicking an archive: Start PowerArchiver in Archive Mode
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    • move back and forth via prev/next buttons in archive/folders

      spwolf

      OT: A while back I requested that moving up and down in an archive’s folder structure could be considered to work with a mouse’s forward and back buttons like windows explorer does. It is so automatic for me I still try to use them with PA first before realising I have to double-click on the two dots. Can this be done?

      by @drteeth

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    • Different Hash Algorithns

      B

      I know CRC32 was the standard for checking the integrity of compressed files but it is not really used anymore. Can you add ones that are used now MD5 or SHA?

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    Direct extract without temp folder

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    • M
      masu last edited by

      Hello,

      I would like to see a direct extract feature without that PA first copy the compress file from the temporary folder to the destination folder.

      This would save a lot of time

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        yoniy0 last edited by

        i believe you can already do that. in the options, locate the speed menu (under miscellaneous), it’s there

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          masu last edited by

          thanks for the hint. I will try this out

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          • drteeth
            drteeth @masu last edited by

            @masu:

            thanks for the hint. I will try this out

            IIRC it does not work for all archives.

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            • spwolf
              spwolf conexware @drteeth last edited by

              @drteeth:

              IIRC it does not work for all archives.

              how do you mean?

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              • drteeth
                drteeth last edited by

                I recall you telling me that the speedup option ‘use same folder as file’ [or similar wording], only affected the operations of certain archives and did not work for all.

                Cheers

                DrT

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                • MarcFou
                  MarcFou @spwolf last edited by

                  I’ve notixed this behavior for some time (prior versions) and once inquired about. But I cant find my post. So here is the latest info I have…

                  The option to ‘Use current folder as temp’ is checked. However, when opening any archive and extracting even a single file, PA creates a temp folder in the Windows Temp folder with all the file(s) in the archive.

                  If the file I am extracting is large in size, say 50 MB’s or more… Then I see a Windows file copy dialog showing the extrated file is being moved from C:\Windows\Temp to the location I chose for extraction.

                  This is regardless of the location of the archive. This is also regardless of the destination of the extraction.

                  I have tested the following formats: Zip, Rar and 7z. Again I have seen this behavior for some time spanning multiple versions.

                  Here is a screenshot…
                  attachment_p_18528_0_temp-folder-is-used.jpg

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                  • drteeth
                    drteeth last edited by

                    But I cant find my post.

                    It does not help when the forum search function does not seem to work. tried with FF, IE and Chromium. I looked for mine too.

                    Cheers

                    DrT

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                    • spwolf
                      spwolf conexware @MarcFou last edited by

                      @MarcFou:

                      I’ve notixed this behavior for some time (prior versions) and once inquired about. But I cant find my post. So here is the latest info I have…

                      The option to ‘Use current folder as temp’ is checked. However, when opening any archive and extracting even a single file, PA creates a temp folder in the Windows Temp folder with all the file(s) in the archive.

                      If the file I am extracting is large in size, say 50 MB’s or more… Then I see a Windows file copy dialog showing the extrated file is being moved from C:\Windows\Temp to the location I chose for extraction.

                      This is regardless of the location of the archive. This is also regardless of the destination of the extraction.

                      I have tested the following formats: Zip, Rar and 7z. Again I have seen this behavior for some time spanning multiple versions.

                      Here is a screenshot…

                      how are you extracting your files?

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                      • MarcFou
                        MarcFou @spwolf last edited by

                        I have seen this behavior under 2 extraction methods.

                        1. Open PA. Browse for an archive and click the extract button.

                        2. Double click an archive which opens PA displaying the contents. Example: Double click SomeFile.Zip on my desktop

                        I havent used the shell extension very much for the 2010 builds (only 3 times) and I cant remember specifically how the shell extension behaved in 2009 + prior.

                        Note: I changed the system variable for where temp files are stored. They arent in the default user profile location. I changed it to C:\Windows\Temp
                        attachment_p_18536_0_tempfldr.jpg

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                          Mili conexware last edited by

                          works fine here with the same options selected and executed. Extracts immediately to said folder without using temp folder.

                          Anyone else?

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                            moles42 Alpha Testers last edited by

                            Likewise Mili…working fine for me in Vista 32 bit…
                            I’ve not encountered any of Marc’s problems even after testing as he stipulated.

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                              techyuppie @moles42 last edited by

                              In PA2010B3 I ran some extract tests and see the same issue.

                              Drag and drop from the contents of the archive in the PA window to a Windows Vista 32-bit Explorer window, the extracted files go to the temp folder, and are then copied (Windows Explorer copy function being invoked by PA) to the ultimate destination.

                              However, PA only seems to extract what it actually needs and not the entire contents of the archive, unless you select everything.

                              I tried two scenarios with “use current folder as temp” in the Speed part of Miscellaneous options turned on.

                              • from network drive to local drive
                              • from one local drive to another local drive (same drive or different drive, makes no difference)

                              In all cases the extracted files first go to the temp folder (I am using the default setting), and then a Windows Explorer copy command is executed.

                              Is there is a trade-off between copying vs. moving files?

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                              • MarcFou
                                MarcFou @techyuppie last edited by

                                techyuppie thanks for the confirm. I wonder what things our configs have in common in order for others to reproduce. So here is some additional info…

                                Vista Business x86 with SP2, Admin elevated, UAC off.
                                PA Preview Pane is Enabled. Que turned off.

                                You can refer to my screenshot from post 7 for the speed and misc settings I have.

                                If I think of something else I will add it to this post

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                                  techyuppie @MarcFou last edited by

                                  Marcfou,

                                  Mine is Vista Home Premium x86 with SP1, running PA on a Admin class Windows account, but I did not use “Run as Administrator” to elevate any more. UAC is ON.

                                  I am not using the preview pane nor the que (I assume you mean the scheduling part of this.) I’ve attached a pic of config settings.

                                  The one thing I want to clarify is that I do NOT see it extracting ALL the files into the temp folder when you only drag and drop SOME of the files.

                                  Here’s my next thought to PA’s developers:

                                  When “user current folder as temp” is ON, does your code ever do otherwise under certain conditions? If so, what are those conditions, and how might that relate back to how someone’s PC is setup.

                                  I am thinking maybe issues with security, accounts, permissions, etc. could be a problem? What really doesn’t make sense is why people get different results here.

                                  Actually, even when this option is OFF, if the temp folder and the destination folder are on the same logical volume (very common situation), it would be faster if you could “move” the files over rather than “copy” them. Is that possible?

                                  I am going to try this on some other PCs, including one running XP, to see if I get any variation.
                                  attachment_p_18550_0_pa-config.jpg

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                                  • spwolf
                                    spwolf conexware last edited by

                                    drag and drop has to always use temp folder, due to Vista/Win7 requirements.

                                    For others, i cant reproduce the issue - it works fine.

                                    Marc - are you using drag and drop? Or extract button?

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                                    • MarcFou
                                      MarcFou @spwolf last edited by

                                      I’ve tried both methods. D&D and selecting one or more files and choosing the extract button. Just to mention it again I’ve tried Zip, Rar and 7z both methods.

                                      Im starting to think its a permission issue. For example, I have been using the dekstop as a test case for extractions. However, the ‘Creator Owner’ account dosent have any permissions set. When I check any boxes (read, write etc) then hit apply, the boxes uncheck themselves.

                                      Second. Just using the snipping tool to save a JPG to the desktop results in the saved image + a tmp file created on the desktop.

                                      I’ve attached 2 screenshots to show the above. Again this may be the problem.
                                      attachment_p_18568_0_permission.jpg
                                      attachment_p_18568_1_permission2.jpg

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                                      • spwolf
                                        spwolf conexware last edited by

                                        i dont think thats the issue… send me your registry for PA, you know the email… i will try with your settings.

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                                        • MarcFou
                                          MarcFou @spwolf last edited by

                                          Just sent it off.

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                                          • spwolf
                                            spwolf conexware last edited by

                                            got it.

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                                              techyuppie @MarcFou last edited by

                                              FYI when I use the Extract button there is no extra copying, it’s direct. Copying only happens when using drag and drop.

                                              MarcFou may have a problem I do not. Good luck with solving that, and if it’s something that could easily happen to others, please post cause and resolution.

                                              Thanks.

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