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PA 2023 22.00.08
Long time no seeing. So I start up the new year with a first problem : the virtual driver cannot be installed. Reason : it is missing in the Fast Ring PatchBeam Update Service…
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It seems a standard problem with new releases :-)
Can I have a link or can it be fixed. Thank you. CU later -
When the function for testing archives is invoked via the shell context menu (PowerArchiver > Test) then all the files in the archive get extracted to the current folder.
The test dialog reports as many errors as there are files in the archive but it fails to give any hint as to which files are supposed to be erroneous or what the nature of the problem might be. Comparing the extracted files to the originals shows no differences at all.
The .7z in question was produced with maximised compression settings in 7zip (taking forever but resulting in smaller archives than .7z produced by PowerArchiver with maximised settings). Therefore I wanted to see whether PowerArchiver can at least test .7z that it produced itself. Hence I had PowerArchiver convert a .pa with the same contents to .7z. There weren’t any errors reported but the resulting .7z contained fewer than half of the files contained in the .pa (137 of 366), so I scratched that test.
Performance is abysmal when testing via the context menu (e.g. almost 2 minutes for testing a .7z that 7zip tests in 4 seconds), but that is most likely due to the fact that the extracted files are written to disk. Testing the same .7z in the PowerArchiver GUI takes only 8 seconds but causes the mysterious appearance of a UAC dialog, as reported elsewhere.
The testing function is vital because PowerArchiver has a history of producing archives that it cannot unpack without errors or that do not conform to the respective file format standards (e.g. ZIP) so that other programs report them as erroneous.
The point of creating archives is that the files in them will most likely have to be extracted at some point. If the extraction cannot be guaranteed to produce correct results then the whole program is absolutely pointless. Actually, worse than pointless - it causes data loss and hence damage.
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In PowerArchiver 2023 22.00.06 configuration, the option labelled “Start PowerArchiver 2023 Starter when my computer starts” seems to be redundant.
I am only allowed to change this option when PA Starter is disabled, and then it seems to be ignored.
When I enable PA Starter this option is forced to the enabled state.
I think it’d be good to remove “Start PowerArchiver 2023 Starter when my computer starts” completely. I’ve always found it confusing having both options.
Added later: However i don’t particularly want to use queue but I do like having the PAStarter icon in my tray area.
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W10 Pro 22H2 - 64 -bit
PA 22.00.06 (PA 2023)
It has been the case with previous versions of PowerArchiver, but I had hoped that the latest might behave differently. Not so, I’m afraid.
I have, for various obscure reasons, created a few .pa archives, mainly in the hope that they will save me some more space. From time to time, I use the “Test” option to check that important archives are OK and uncorrupted.
With every .pa archive I’ve tested, the process runs through OK but then reports that there are errors. This is always the number of files in the archive e.g. if 11 files, then 11 errors reported.
In the .pa, I can:-
preview the files (usually PDF) extract some or all files and look at or use them convert the .pa to a .zip or .zipx archive, which then works fine and tests without errorsIs it the case that the Test routine isn’t designed for .pa archives, or is there another reason? Although the .pa seems to function properly, despite the test reporting errors, I would like to be sure that every .pa is OK and not “broken”.
Some of the .pas are quite old and produced with earlier PA versions (they are truly “archives”). If I extract all the files in the old .pa, create a new, fresh .pa and add back the files to that, then test the new, no errors (at least in the .pa I’ve tried this on) are reported. This would suggest a mismatch between old .pas and newer versions of PA itself.
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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!
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See the, supposedly, blank space where the green box is? It’s like that in Modern Light theme too. I can toggle it, but it’s missing text or shouldn’t be there I guess?
Thanks :)
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Dear @Alpha-Testers and all of our users,
time has come for testing of PowerArchiver and PACL for macOS.
Please let us know here if you have Mac and can test latest builds.Features implemented:
PowerArchiver 2020 - tabbing, opening, extracting, adding, testing, favorite folders, support for multiple languages, opening via Finder, explorer mode, installer.
PACL 10 - support for most formats and features in Windows version.Upcoming: Tools such as archive converter, batch zip, multi-extract.
To start testing, please sign up here in this thread, and we will send you latest build.
thank you!
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For some reason, the PowerArchiver functions in the Windows 11 context menu no longer work after the last Windows Update. Only the functions in the classic context menu function as they should.
I’ve tried uninstalling PowerArchiver and using RevoUninstaller to remove all bits and pieces that were left behind and did a clean install of PowerArchiver, it didn’t fix the issue. Other items in the Windows 11 context menu work.
Power Archiver Blocking Download
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I run Firefox 3.0 on WinXP. I have down loaded scores of programs and they always go to my Firefox download folder from which point I either install them or store them.
Today every time I have tried to download a program I get a screen from Power Archiver asking something about a read-only attribute?
I can;t find my new programs in the Firefox download folder.
To be honest……I have no idea what Power Archive is for, how I can use it or if I really need it. Do I need to uninstall it in order to download any new programs or can I just get it to stop interfering.
Thanks
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You have 5 posts in this forum asking about different things for PA, from last few years.
How can you not know what PA is for? I am confused :-).
PA does not interfeer with Firefox on its own, maybe you somehow set it up so Firefox opens files with PowerArchiver automatically instead of saving them to download folder. Did you install any plugins for Firefox or changed any options?
It is really more about Firefox, you should search on internet on how to set it up if something went wrong.
thanks!
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Thanks for your reply.
My memory is going……
I actually tried to register for this forum without realizing that I was already a member!I will try the Firefox forum to solve this problem.
I would however appreciate finding a tutorial that explains Power Archivers functions.
Thanks
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there is help inside PA, just click on F1 or help button in every window.
PA is here to create and extract archives (zip, rar, 7zip, etc), among many other things.
It could be that PA is somehow set in Firefox to open downloaded files automatically - my firefox does not do that, so it had to be set manually somehow. It has to be some setting inside Firefox as PA itself does not do that.
thanks!
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You should check the applications settings in the Firefox Options dialog to see how Firefox is configured to handle Zip files:
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Many Thanks for your help.
I found the the Applications list, unfortunately Compressed is not in the list. Do you know how I can create this option?
No one answered on the Firefox forum so I may be stuck with PA responding to all my compressed downloads.
Firstly I am asked if I want to remove the read-only attribute. Do I say yes or no?
I would simply like all my compressed files to go to my Firefox Download folder in their compressed format.
Is their a simple way for me to tell PA to do this?
Thanks again
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Many Thanks for your help.
I found the the Applications list, unfortunately Compressed is not in the list. Do you know how I can create this option?
Unfortunately, I’m no Firefox expert (and I’m not at a machine with firefox on it right now…). As a guess, take a look near the end of the list to see if there is an entry for ZIP files instead of the “Compressed” files entry.
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It will be under “PowerArchiver …”.
Looking through that, it seems that you or someone else set PA to open downloads, which is why they are not being saved. Keep in mind this is all Firefox, it has nothing to do with PA itself. So change setting to “Always ask” and it should work as before…
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Thanks for your reply.
Please tell me what to do when the PA windows opens.
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Thanks for your reply.
Please tell me what to do when the PA windows opens.
All I want is for it to place the incoming file intact (zipped) at some place that I can find it>please look at my reply above. Your Firefox is not configured properly,you need to solve this in Firefox. PA has nothing to do with it.
Firefox is not saving your file, it is sending it to temp folder and opening it in PA.