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).
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
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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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?
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
Buttons are not properly aligned on About screen.
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Buttons not aligned on configuration window.
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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!
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!
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
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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.
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!
Hello!
Is there currently no portable version of PA2023 available?
(When) do you plan to release one?
Thanks!
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?
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.
CRC error w/split zip in PA 11.50.61
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I just installed V11.50.61 and created a split zip file from one of my VMware image directories (about 32GB’s worth of files). The creation process went ok, but upon trying to unzip the file or perform a zip ‘test’ process using Winzip 11, I get a crc error part way in. Let me know what other info you may require.
TIA
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does it work with PA?
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Sorry, I should have been more clear. Not only do I get a crc error in Winzip when doing a ‘test’, I get a crc error with PA when trying to unzip it.
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ok, and how did you create the zip file, what options did you use and what interface did you use (shell or main PA).
thanks!
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I right-clicked from Explorer and selected “Compress with options…”. I then only changed ‘Multiple Disk Spanning’ to ‘DVD (4.7GB)’ leaving Method at Deflate and Compression at Normal.
When I test the zip file with Winzip, I get the following in a requester.
WinZip
Error in file #19: bad Zip file offset (Error local header signature not found): disk #3 offset: 365750754.
OK Help
When I try to unzip the file with PA, somewhere around the middle of the operation, I get an extremely wide requester with jumbled text displayed.
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i tried the same and it worked fine, so it might be a bit more specific that just large file.
Can you create an screenshot of error in PA please?
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Here is the pic.
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does it compressing that file without splitting work?
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Yes, compressing the directory contents without splitting works fine.
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ok, let me try to reproduce it with 50 GB test case and lets see what happens.
thanks
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Here is the directory listing in case it helps duplicate the problem.
Name Size Relative Size Type Modified Attr
Desktop.ini 121 bytes Configuratio… 4/10/2007 3:48 PM -a—
Thumbs.db 7.50 KB Data Base File 4/10/2007 3:46 PM -a—
vm_folder.ico 24.6 KB IrfanView IC… 6/10/2004 6:12 PM -a—
vmware.log 93 KB Text Document 3/30/2009 11:09 PM -a—
vmware-0.log 80.7 KB Text Document 3/10/2009 10:09 PM -a—
vmware-1.log 78.6 KB Text Document 3/6/2009 1:22 AM -a—
win2003Serv.nvram 8.48 KB VMware virtu… 3/30/2009 11:09 PM -a—
win2003Serv.vmsd 1.16 KB VMware snaps… 10/31/2008 1:48 AM -a—
win2003Serv.vmx 2.95 KB VMware virtu… 3/30/2009 9:20 PM -a—
win2003Serv.vmxf 255 bytes VMware team … 7/10/2008 12:40 AM -a—
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition.vmdk 1.77 KB VMware virtu… 3/30/2009 9:21 PM -a—
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s001.vmdk 1.99 GB ****************VMware virtu… 3/30/2009 11:09 PM -a—
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s002.vmdk 1.99 GB ****************VMware virtu… 3/30/2009 11:09 PM -a—
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s003.vmdk 1.99 GB ****************VMware virtu… 3/30/2009 11:09 PM -a—
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s004.vmdk 1.99 GB ****************VMware virtu… 3/30/2009 11:09 PM -a—
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s005.vmdk 1.99 GB ****************VMware virtu… 3/30/2009 11:09 PM -a—
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s006.vmdk 1.99 GB ****************VMware virtu… 3/30/2009 11:09 PM -a—
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s007.vmdk 1.99 GB ****************VMware virtu… 3/30/2009 11:09 PM -a—
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s008.vmdk 1.99 GB ****************VMware virtu… 3/30/2009 11:09 PM -a—
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s009.vmdk 1.98 GB ****************VMware virtu… 3/30/2009 11:09 PM -a—
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s010.vmdk 1.99 GB ****************VMware virtu… 3/30/2009 11:09 PM -a—
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s011.vmdk 1.99 GB ****************VMware virtu… 3/30/2009 11:09 PM -a—
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s012.vmdk 1.94 GB *************** VMware virtu… 3/30/2009 11:09 PM -a—
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s013.vmdk 925 MB ******* VMware virtu… 3/30/2009 11:09 PM -a—
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s014.vmdk 1.99 GB ****************VMware virtu… 3/30/2009 11:09 PM -a—
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s015.vmdk 653 MB ***** VMware virtu… 3/30/2009 11:09 PM -a—
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s016.vmdk 2 MB VMware virtu… 3/30/2009 11:09 PM -a—
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s017.vmdk 1.99 GB ****************VMware virtu… 3/30/2009 11:09 PM -a—
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s018.vmdk 1.54 GB ************ VMware virtu… 3/30/2009 11:09 PM -a—
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s019.vmdk 1.55 GB ************ VMware virtu… 3/30/2009 11:09 PM -a—
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s020.vmdk 320 KB VMware virtu… 3/30/2009 11:09 PM -a—
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s021.vmdk 384 KB VMware virtu… 3/30/2009 11:09 PM -a—
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s022.vmdk 64 KB VMware virtu… 3/30/2009 11:09 PM -a— -
can you try creating same archive, just via main PA window and see if that makes any difference please?
thanks!
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Just tried it. Same problem.
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Also, please try creating same archive without spanning feature. So we can see if whole - big archive is OK for the beginning.
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Also, please try creating same archive without spanning feature. So we can see if whole - big archive is OK for the beginning.
he said it works, just spanning doesnt.
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@Activation:
same for me the zip does not work. it all makes PowerArchiver say unusable.
french version. (windows 7 64bits RC1 and WIndows vista 64bits SP2) I have two licence
That’s the beta phase reserved for the English and German.
we are left with a final unusable. awesome. just reinstall the older version 2009and more still no full version 64bits
on this point, the developer 7zip should be more talentedreally disappointed :mad:
you have to explain what exactly does not work.
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I have the same problem with crc error in Russia version of PA 11.50.61.
Windows Vista 32bits SP2can you please tell us more on how are you creating these files. Is it spanning or?
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can you try selecting and compressing only several of these files, maybe it is some specific file/filename that is causing it to happen and that could help us isolate the issue.
I have tested with 50 GB archive and all went well. So it has to be a bit more specific.
thank you!
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I have more info, but no specifics that I feel confident will help.
I have tried zipping and splitting large sets of files, but none cause the problem except those from my VMware sets of files, and not all of those.
The problem appears to be related to zipping up large files that when finished, end up being near the end of the split boundary.
Example, I had eleven vm files that were all nearly 2GB in size. If I zipped them in dictionary name order, I could repeat the error, but if I renamed them and zipped in a different order, the problem did not exist. File name length seems to have nothing to do with the error.
Does any of this make any sense?
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I have more info, but no specifics that I feel confident will help.
I have tried zipping and splitting large sets of files, but none cause the problem except those from my VMware sets of files, and not all of those.
The problem appears to be related to zipping up large files that when finished, end up being near the end of the split boundary.
Example, I had eleven vm files that were all nearly 2GB in size. If I zipped them in dictionary name order, I could repeat the error, but if I renamed them and zipped in a different order, the problem did not exist. File name length seems to have nothing to do with the error.
Does any of this make any sense?
not really, but i will try creating VM files of same size and reproducing it like that :)
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Sorry, I didn’t found an answer to one my question - does creating same ZIP archive with same files and size without spanning works fine?
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Yes, creating a zip with the same files without spanning works fine.
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Just fyi, the latest rc still has this same problem. ;)
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would it be possible for us to download those original files? Only way we can reproduce it (and fix it).
Maybe try with less files but same folder (smaller file size) and see if that works or not, if we can get smaller sample it will be easier.
thanks
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The file set is over 32GB, plus this is a VMware image that contains proprietary software. There is no way I could get it to you. I’ll try to come up with a repeatable scenario that causes the problem using smaller and different files, however the problem only seems to show up at the DVD sized split boundary.
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See if you can reproduce the problem using the below steps.
Download http://www.bertel.de/software/rdfc/rdfc.zip
Unzip the rdfc.exe file and put it in a temporary directory with at least 37GB of space.
From the temporary directory, create the test files by running the following commands in order:
rdfc “Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition.vmdk” 1818
rdfc “Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s001.vmdk” 2146304000
rdfc “Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s002.vmdk” 2145976320
rdfc “Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s003.vmdk” 2139947008
rdfc “Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s004.vmdk” 2141257728
rdfc “Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s005.vmdk” 2145583104
rdfc “Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s006.vmdk” 2138832896
rdfc “Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s007.vmdk” 2140471296
rdfc “Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s008.vmdk” 2137587712
rdfc “Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s009.vmdk” 2135818240
rdfc “Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s010.vmdk” 2144796672
rdfc “Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s011.vmdk” 2146172928
Highlight all the vmdk files, right-click and select parameters per the attached pic.I then open the .zip file in Winzip and perform a ‘Test’. I get a CRC error. If you unzip with PA, you should eventually get either a CRC error, an erroneous password prompt, etc.
Let me know if you have any questions.
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extremly helpful, thanks a lot!
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this issue has been fixed in next release :-)
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and thanks a lot… huge help!
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That is so great. That had to be a hard one to diagnose and fix I bet. Great job and many thanks!
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That is so great. That had to be a hard one to diagnose and fix I bet. Great job and many thanks!
going through 5 GB archives with hex editor = awesome :-)
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You can re-download 11.60.12 from our website. Please check it out and see if this solved your issue.
We did not have a lot of time to test it out.Thanks!
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Things are looking good. I tested two large directories that had problems before when zipped/split, but have no problems when zipped/split with the latest PA build. I’ll continue to keep a close watch on new zips going forward and let you know if I see a repeat of the problem.
Thanks!
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awesome. I will keep this thread open just in case :).
thanks
