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.
[Win7] Splited rar archive freezes PA
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When I try to open rar archive split into parts I get Reading folder message and nothing happens., progress bar remains 0% and Windows reports that application is not responding. There is no activity on the disc (nothing is being read from the filesystem)
Windows 7, 64 bit.
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I tested it with a 61 part ‘rar’ archive but the process worked fine for me…tested it several times in gui and shell.
Windows 7, 64 bit Ultimate RTM build.
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When I try to open rar archive split into parts I get Reading folder message and nothing happens., progress bar remains 0% and Windows reports that application is not responding. There is no activity on the disc (nothing is being read from the filesystem)
Windows 7, 64 bit.
how are you opening it, shell or main pa? Did you try both methods?
What version of PA are you using?
And can we download it somewhere? If it is torrent, you can email it to us via support @ conexware . com
I doubt it has anything to do with 64bit or Win7.
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It happens all the time, does not matter how I open it. Through shell menu or directly from the opening menu.
Here is the archive I can reproduce the problem with: http://rapidshare.com/files/277310151/PAwithrecovery_test.7z.htmlPA Version 11.60.12
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I’m having the same issue, but PowerArchiver can’t open ANY rar files, Win7 64bit RTM Final build.
Using 11.60.10I have tried opening PA first, then going to File->Open Archive, at which time PA is busy processing, but never finishes and is unresponsive.
I have tried right clicking on rar archive and going to Extract Here, which produces the same results.
I also tried just double clicking the rar archive in Explorer and same behavior occurs.
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Correct, I double checked and regular rar files also affected, so it does not matter if the archive is split or not. Any rar file will freeze PA.
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It happens all the time, does not matter how I open it. Through shell menu or directly from the opening menu.
Here is the archive I can reproduce the problem with: http://rapidshare.com/files/277310151/PAwithrecovery_test.7z.htmlPA Version 11.60.12
Just downloaded and extracted via right click (.rar archives) and the MHTML Document extracted without any issues using PA 11.60.12 and W7 64bit.
ASUS Crosshair VII Hero
AMD Ryzen 9 5700X
T-Force DDR4 3600 32GB
Samsung 970 EVO 2TB
GTX 3080ti
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I will reinstall the program and try again
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What is the date of PAUNRAR3.dll on your computers (in PA installation folder)?
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Paunrar3.dll 8/16/2009 2:38 pm
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Check this version out:
http://www.powerarchiver.com/test/examples/paunrar3.zipreplace it with your own. Does that help?
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If that does not help, check 11.50 official release… install it and see if that works for you.
There were changes to that dll between 11.50 and 11.60….
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You rock, it works like a charm :)
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Check this version out:
http://www.powerarchiver.com/test/examples/paunrar3.zipreplace it with your own. Does that help?
This one fixed the issue. I replaced my DLL with the one in the Zip file and PA now opens RAR files.
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This one fixed the issue. I replaced my DLL with the one in the Zip file and PA now opens RAR files.
thanks a lot!
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Yes, new dll fixed the problem. Thanks a lot!
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Hi guys,
we have new dll for you to test. Please extract attached dll to your PA folder and let us know if these files that failed in your reports above, work fine now. It seems that ICC has had big issue which might have caused it - just making sure this has been fixed.
thanks!
here is the file:
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so you tried it with this DLL specifically? i have to make sure…. thanks!
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so you tried it with this DLL specifically? i have to make sure…. thanks!
Yes I tried it with the new DLL archive.
