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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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    • Backups files ordering by NAME as default

      pirrbe

      Opening the ‘Backup’ I still wonder how PA is ordering the files.
      It’s not by name, not by last run…
      Is it not possible to have them ordered by NAME (default).
      Now you have to click on Name to have a meaning overview. If you jump to ‘archive’ and back to ‘backup’, they are again disordered

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      Thx.

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    Assign fixed letter to VD

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      wulffra last edited by

      Specifically, for me, a fixed driveletter for a virtual drive wud be handy. Maybe have an option to ‘set’ this within PA ?

      Something like:

      Virtual Drive letter:

      First available free letter

      Fixed driveletter, viz. [Z]

      -where z can be selected from a pulldown menu.

      brgds

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        spwolf conexware last edited by

        @wulffra:

        Specifically, for me, a fixed driveletter for a virtual drive wud be handy. Maybe have an option to ‘set’ this within PA ?

        Something like:

        Virtual Drive letter:

        First available free letter

        Fixed driveletter, viz. [Z]

        -where z can be selected from a pulldown menu.

        brgds

        we can do that… for PA 2011 :).
        We planned few other enhancements to that portion of PA anyway.

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          wulffra @spwolf last edited by

          Hello again,
          Getting back to the below - just curious to know - are there any developments as to the below ?
          (I remember having asked for this in another thread
          "Virtual Drive enhancements/improvements " as well).

          The thing is that PA Virtual Drive is ‘stealing’ a drive letter of one of my external USB-drives, so it messes up the driveletter sequence.

          I make use of USBDLM and it is possible to assign a driveletter to Virtual Drives for some applications, like
          Daemon or Slysoft Virtual CloneDrive.

          See:
          http://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbdlm_help_e.html#by_bustype

          It is then possible to add into the .ini file something like

          [DriveLetters11]
          BusType=SCSI
          DeviceID1=ELBY CLONEDRIVE
          Letter=X

          so, the virtual drive will get driveletter X.

          That works fine for Daemon/Elby
          But how about PowerArchiver ?

          Rather than this workaround, it would be much better to have this (if possible) in the setup of PowerArchiver.
          Maybe, though, the driveletter assignment is done by Windows (instead of PA)?

          Thanks

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            moles42 Alpha Testers last edited by

            gets a thumbs up from me…:)

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              Socrates Banned @moles42 last edited by

              If nothing else, you can always change the drive letter (after you have installed a VD) using Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Computer Management, Disk Management.

              This it will “stick” within a session, even if you dump one VD and install another.

              Somethings these stick even between sessions.

              Just a thought

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              • spwolf
                spwolf conexware last edited by

                there is also now an permanent mount option that will “stick” after restart.

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                  wulffra @spwolf last edited by

                  Where can I find that ?

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                  • spwolf
                    spwolf conexware last edited by

                    it should be there if you use full PAVD interface

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                    • moles42
                      moles42 Alpha Testers @spwolf last edited by

                      I figure you mean as shown in the screenshot ?
                      attachment_p_26574_0_vdrive.jpg

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                        wulffra @moles42 last edited by

                        Does this allow me to assign a driveletter then ? Am slightly puzzled.

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                          Socrates Banned @wulffra last edited by

                          If you are always want to keep the same VDs loaded, then you could click the box as Spywolf suggests AND set the drive letter using the Control Panel (see above).

                          It’s not as simple as you want. But it would work.

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                            wulffra @Socrates last edited by

                            Sorry friends, thanks to you all for the input.

                            However, even though PA is really a fine product, I feel having to deviate to another product only, as far as Virtual Drive is concerned.
                            I donot want to go into Windows drivemgt to change letters (have done this dozen of times, having 5 external drives, and Bestcrypt containerfiles that act as drives).

                            Right now I am using USBDLM and no matter what drive I switch on,or thumbdrive I plug in, it get’s the right driveletter. Changing driveletters in drivemgt is passed.:)

                            Feel bad to say, but I will us Slysoft CloneDrive for the time being and maybe one day in future PA has this ‘fixed’, or I can assign a driveletter to PA Virtual Drive like with Elby (bustype scsi, etc. see my earlier mail).

                            Thanks again.

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                              spwolf conexware last edited by

                              ok, cool.

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