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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:
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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.
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To start testing, please sign up here in this thread, and we will send you latest build.
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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.
Curious hang while selecting folder in creating a backup-script
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I’ve a curious problem on my system with PowerArchiver v11.50.61 and higher.
When selecting a folder, e.g. a folder for the destination media or selecting a folder to add to the backup, the system hangs while displaying the folder selector box. Then I can’t shutdown “PABackup.exe” with the task manager. Even shutting down the system doesn’t work anymore and I have to use to power switch to turn off the system.Because I didn’t have this problem on earlier versions, I installed older versions of Power Archiver to see from which version this problem happens. Up till version v11.50.49 RC2 I don’t have any problems, but with versions v11.50.61 & v11.60.08, Power Archive Backup hangs when selecting the folder.
I’ve a dual boot system with Windows XP and Vista Ultimate. It happens in both XP and Vista. But on another system with only Windows XP, it works perfectly.
So it seems a problem on a specific system configuration (maybe because I have a dual boot system). I think it is related with the “Recycle Bin” because when the “folder selecting” dialogbox is show, all the icons are shown, but the “recycle bin” icon stays blank. When I then go to Windows Explorer, I can select every folder I want, but if I click on the “Recylce Bin”, Windows Explorer hangs too. When PABackup is not selecting a folder, I can select the “Recycle Bin” in Windows Explorer without any problems.I understand this problem might be difficult to reproduce because it only happens on a specific system configuration. It happens on my dual boot system and not on another system. But it is curious to me because older versions of PA work on my system and the latest not. So I wonder if you have changed something to the folder selection code after version 11.50.49?
Thanks and regards,
Robert
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I got the chance to test it on another dual boot XP/Vista system and there it works perfectly.
So it seems a curious fluke of my system (not the windows installation itself because it happens in both XP and Vista). I ran checkdisk but it didn’t found any errors on my partitions.Very strange. I will be using PA v11.50.29 for now until I have time to reinstall my system. Maybe that helps.
Robert
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send us your HKCU/Software/PowerArchiver reg file to
support at conexware .comwe’ll take a look
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Robert,
please check with version 11.60.10 that has just been released and let us know if it is still the same.
thanks!
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Thanks for the quick response.
But unfortunately v11.60.10 still hangs when selecting a folder. So I’m back to v11.50.49 again.Since I can’t reproduce this problem on other machines, it might be some problem specific to my Windows installation. So don’t spend too much time on this problem until I’ve found a way to reproduce it on other machines. But it is strange that it only hangs on v11.60.x and not on earlier versions.
Thanks and regards,
Robert
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Robert,
there has been an update to PowerArchiver backup in RC3 version that has been updated today.
You need to go to download page and get Preview version and try this again.
One of the updates was this issue with folders, even if we could not reproduce it, we changed the way selection of folders works internally - now it works exactly the same as in Windows Explorer, which has its positives and negatives, postive should be that it should not have some weird bugs like this.
thanks!
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I fear I am missing your instructions.
The one on the download page has the same date and the same number.
Is that the one we should download?
Is there a separate preview page?
Hugh
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its that one, just re-download it please.
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Hi,
I’ve updated to the RC3 version and it indeed fixes the problems I had with selecting a folder when creating a backup script :)
Many thanks!Robert
Robert,
there has been an update to PowerArchiver backup in RC3 version that has been updated today.
One of the updates was this issue with folders, even if we could not reproduce it, we changed the way selection of folders works internally - now it works exactly the same as in Windows Explorer, which has its positives and negatives, postive should be that it should not have some weird bugs like this.
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Hi,
I’ve updated to the RC3 version and it indeed fixes the problems I had with selecting a folder when creating a backup script :)
Many thanks!Robert
thank you robert, closing this thread!