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.
PA loads quickly..but drive lights stay on?!
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This is my current annoyance with PA 2010. It loads quickly but the drive lights stay on a while after the load up and I can’t use PA2010 quickly enough.
For example…I click a zip archive and open PA. It loads fast…but for some reason the drive lights to the computer stays on and I can’t access the zip archive until the drive lights die down. What’s going on?
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maybe antivirus scanning on demand?
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I have antivirus turned off.
on demand scanning sometimes cant be turned off until you uninstall your AV.
How long does it take? There is no reason for PA to just open and stand there…there has to be something going on. Try reseting defaults and see what happens then.
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on demand scanning sometimes cant be turned off until you uninstall your AV.
How long does it take? There is no reason for PA to just open and stand there…there has to be something going on. Try reseting defaults and see what happens then.
Just to give you an indication something is up…I open up my “old” copy of winzip 11 and it flies. I open the same archive in PA2010 (opens quickly…but I can’t do anything because drive lights are on and need to wait until they die down). I did this after resetting the defaults.
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Just to give you an indication something is up…I open up my “old” copy of winzip 11 and it flies. I open the same archive in PA2010 (opens quickly…but I can’t do anything because drive lights are on and need to wait until they die down). I did this after resetting the defaults.
is PA doing anything at all? Is it looking like it is doing anything? How long does it last?
Try uninstalling your Antivirus quickly and see what happens then.
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You didn’t read my reply carefully. I opened up Winzip and I had no problems launching the program to read the archive. So it’s not the antivirus. If it was the antivirus…I would have experienced the same problem with Winzip as I’m having with PA.
So the problem is not the antivirus program. So I’m not buying the argument I need to uninstall the antivirus program to see if PA will load quickly and allow me to work on archives without the headache of the drive lights staying on so long.
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You didn’t read my reply carefully. I opened up Winzip and I had no problems launching the program to read the archive. So it’s not the antivirus. If it was the antivirus…I would have experienced the same problem with Winzip as I’m having with PA.
So the problem is not the antivirus program. So I’m not buying the argument I need to uninstall the antivirus program to see if PA will load quickly and allow me to work on archives without the headache of the drive lights staying on so long.
antivirus programs sometimes whitelist applications like that.
now you need to tell me if PA looks like it is doing anything. You can also open up task manager and see what is causing the delay.
How long is the delay?
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I think I found the problem. It’s PA constantly checking to see if it’s the primary source of zip archives. I selected the option to make PA the primary shell for zip archives. But even after I select this item…I am constantly seeing this message after a few reboots of PA. So why am I getting this message all the time? I think this is related to the PA drive light issue.
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I think I found the problem. It’s PA constantly checking to see if it’s the primary source of zip archives. I selected the option to make PA the primary shell for zip archives. But even after I select this item…I am constantly seeing this message after a few reboots of PA. So why am I getting this message all the time? I think this is related to the PA drive light issue.
it means something that you selected is not associated by PA anymore. But i cant see how can that slowdown PA. It is just extremly quick registry check.
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it means something that you selected is not associated by PA anymore. But i cant see how can that slowdown PA. It is just extremly quick registry check.
You call 30 seconds a quick registry check?! That’s how long the drive lights are on…I counted.
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You call 30 seconds a quick registry check?! That’s how long the drive lights are on…I counted.
registry check is not causing the delay. you can disable it by going to Options> Config> File Formats and unchecking Show Associate…… option (first one at the top.
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registry check is not causing the delay. you can disable it by going to Options> Config> File Formats and unchecking Show Associate…… option (first one at the top.
Okay…I did that so I’ll keep watching if this problem still occurs.
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Okay…I did that so I’ll keep watching if this problem still occurs.
i am pretty sure it will… it would be helpful if you explain more how often delay happens, what happens with PA when there is delay and does it only happen with certain archives or all (big ones maybe?)
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i am pretty sure it will… it would be helpful if you explain more how often delay happens, what happens with PA when there is delay and does it only happen with certain archives or all (big ones maybe?)
The archives I’m opening are ones downloaded off the web. Since I associated PA with the archives…I’m seeing this delay between the time PA opens and the time I need to wait for the drive lights to die down before I can access the archive.
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The archives I’m opening are ones downloaded off the web. Since I associated PA with the archives…I’m seeing this delay between the time PA opens and the time I need to wait for the drive lights to die down before I can access the archive.
next time save it to the disk and then open it (dont use Open but use Save). See if that makes any difference.