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    PA 21.00.18 Action / Test behaves oddly for me on .PA files
    Brian GregoryB

    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!
    b) PA always says there are many errors in PA files.

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    Convert archive is incorrect for some WinRAR 5 archives
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    WinRAR 5 has a rather useful option in some cases, which is to be able to create an archive by replacing identical files with a reference to the first occurrence (hardlink) within the archive.
    In case you choose to convert the file with PowerArchiver to another format, however, the resulting archive does not have all the files. It does not consider those that were present as hardlinks.
    If you do a normal extraction of the RAR archive instead, even with PowerArchivier, all the files are extracted correctly.

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    Weird (?) behavior upon dragging to window

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    • N
      nameless
      last edited by

      I’m using this internal build of PA on WinXP Pro SP3.

      Sorry to compare to WinRAR, but that’s what I’m used to.

      I often add to existing archives by having the main window in front of me, and then dragging the contents (files and/or folders) of an Explorer window to the archive. When I do this with WinRAR, I get a dialog that prompts me as to how I want the files/folders added. Once I OK that dialog, the archive in the main WinRAR window is updated, and I can see the files/folders I just added. I thought this was how it was supposed to work.

      (I’m not being a smart-ass here; I don’t normally use PA, so I’m not sure.)

      But when I do the same thing with PA–that is, have an archive open, then drag to it–what happens is that I get a dialog, but when I OK it, a new instance of POWERARC.EXE is opened. I then get a messagebox in the new PA window, saying “[archive name] already exists. Update existing file?” If I say Yes to that (and of course I do), the new PA instance updates the archive and then closes. I’m left with the original PA window, which shows an archive that doesn’t reflect what’s on disk.

      The “Reuse PowerArchiver window” option doesn’t affect this behavior. PA does the same thing whether that option is checked or not. (FWIW, I absolutely do not want that option enabled, since I want to be able to open more than one archive at a time.)

      I can’t believe this is how it’s supposed to work in PA. Shouldn’t it just update the archive using the existing POWERARC.EXE instance, and then update the archive display afterward?

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      • spwolfS
        spwolf conexware
        last edited by

        hm, i need to try it on XP… what kind of archive are you updating? And how are you dragging?

        You select file in explorer and drag it to PA window that has archive opened?

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        • N
          nameless
          last edited by

          It’s a standard ZIP file. I’m just dragging a file from an Explorer window onto the open PA main window (after opening the archive of course).

          This issue happens seemingly no matter which ZIP archive I try it on. (It’s not just one screwy archive.)

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          • spwolfS
            spwolf conexware
            last edited by

            maybe screenshot of drag and drop window will help? thanks!

            i remember something about it 4-5 months ago at the start of testing (someone complained and something was changed), but my memory is not what it used to be (afterall 3 big ones behind the belt), and it works like it should here, so I am thinking it might be some setting that triggers that behaviour.

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            • spwolfS
              spwolf conexware
              last edited by

              maybe the best would be to save HKCU\Software\PowerArchiver registry to .reg file, and then reset defaults via Options menu. What happens then? If it works like intended, then send me that reg file zipped to support @ conexware . com.

              If it still works like it shouldnt, then post an screenshot of drag and drop window, maybe it will explain few things. I have tested on Win7, Vista, XP and Win2003 server and looks fine everywhere but we might be doing something differently.

              thank you!

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              • N
                nameless
                last edited by

                After resetting to defaults, it seems to work correctly. I’ve sent the REG file to you.

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                • spwolfS
                  spwolf conexware
                  last edited by

                  i knew it was something wacky in the country of denmark :)

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                  • N
                    nameless
                    last edited by

                    I’m in North Carolina! :)

                    I just found the same thing happens if I click the Add button and use the (advanced) Add window. So it’s not restricted to drag-and-drop.

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                    • spwolfS
                      spwolf conexware
                      last edited by

                      its due to some option that makes it do so.

                      GOPACK! :)

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                      • spwolfS
                        spwolf conexware
                        last edited by

                        ah, got it - Add to Queue option is what is doing that :). Thats why it is separate process.

                        Maybe set file size minimum for queue much larger so it doesnt work when you are updating just an 100kb file…

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                        • spwolfS
                          spwolf conexware
                          last edited by

                          if you would like for queue to have more options that will make it more usable for you, write away in wishlist forums. Input is very important and thats how we determine what to put in the future :).

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