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 2010 11.60.26 Creates invalid ZIP with large files
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Hi,
Just updated to the latest version of PA but there is (still) a MAJOR problem with ZIP’ing large files.
When I ZIP a SQL Database BAK file of 5.581.246 KB using the following zip settings:
- Format: ZIP
- Action: Add(and replace files)
- Method: Deflate(.ZIP, Compatible)
- Compression: Normal ( or better )
PA will create a ZIP archive with a file size of 977.678 KB but when the ZIP archive is opened no files are listed. Selecting the ‘Extract to xxxx’ menu option will create an empty folder. If I use the standard Windows XP unzip functionality I get the message ’ The Compressed (zipped) Folder is invalid or corrupted’.
If I first create a archive with a smaller file and then add a the BAK file both files are listed but the BAK file has ratio of 0 and packed of 00.
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Hi,
Just updated to the latest version of PA but there is (still) a MAJOR problem with ZIP’ing large files.
When I ZIP a SQL Database BAK file of 5.581.246 KB using the following zip settings:
- Format: ZIP
- Action: Add(and replace files)
- Method: Deflate(.ZIP, Compatible)
- Compression: Normal ( or better )
PA will create a ZIP archive with a file size of 977.678 KB but when the ZIP archive is opened no files are listed. Selecting the ‘Extract to xxxx’ menu option will create an empty folder. If I use the standard Windows XP unzip functionality I get the message ’ The Compressed (zipped) Folder is invalid or corrupted’.
If I first create a archive with a smaller file and then add a the BAK file both files are listed but the BAK file has ratio of 0 and packed of 00.
hi - how do you mean still - when did you first notice this issue? Are you creating files via Main PA or shell interface, or both?
thanks!
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maybe try some other file 5 GB in size… does that work?
then try using 7zip compression - you can use fastest method (dont store it though), and does work?
thanks!
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hi - how do you mean still - when did you first notice this issue? Are you creating files via Main PA or shell interface, or both?
thanks!
Hi,
I first noticed it in version 11.60.23. ( whether the bug is present in earlier versions I do not know… ).
I tested both the ‘Compress with options…’, ‘Compress to xxxx.zip’ shell menu options and ‘New archive’ from the main PA window. Same result.
When opening the Archive properties window the archive is listed with File size: 933.557.976 bytes and Files in archive: 0.
The problem also occurs on a second machine ( both running Windows XP SP3+latest patches )…
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i have tried around 10 different files over 4 GB on 3 different computers, all worked fine.
It has to be a bit more specific than that.
Let me know if you can try the what i wrote above, that would help!
thanks
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maybe try some other file 5 GB in size… does that work?
then try using 7zip compression - you can use fastest method (dont store it though), and does work?
thanks!
Hi,
The problem occured with several SQL BAK - snapshots of the same DB - files. All around 5 GB.
It works fine with 7ZIP compression.
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Hi,
The problem occured with several SQL BAK - snapshots of the same DB - files. All around 5 GB.
It works fine with 7ZIP compression.
can you please try with some other files of similar size? trying to find an pattern here…. thanks!
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Hi
Just some additional info:
The disk holding the configured temporary folder has more than 100 GB free; the disk containing the ZIP archive has more than 68 GB free….
Windows XP SP3 32 bit with 4 GB mem.
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do you mind sending us your reg file, maybe we can find something interesting there.
export HKCU\Software\PowerArchiver to .reg file and then zip it and then send it to support @ conexware . com.
we will then try with your settings.
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can you please try with some other files of similar size? trying to find an pattern here…. thanks!
some non .bak file… anything else. even zipped multiple files/folder from program files folder, into single file and then compressed again to try to reproduce it.
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do you mind sending us your reg file, maybe we can find something interesting there.
export HKCU\Software\PowerArchiver to .reg file and then zip it and then send it to support @ conexware . com.
we will then try with your settings.
Tested it with a virtual image disk image file ( file size: 5.216.731.136 bytes ) creates archive with a size of (1.868.354.280 bytes….and with 0 files…
I will send you the reg part…
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Tested it with a virtual image disk image file ( file size: 5.216.731.136 bytes ) creates archive with a size of (1.868.354.280 bytes….and with 0 files…
I will send you the reg part…
no need to send the reg, i think we managed to reproduce it… waiting for engineers to check it out.
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are you using virtual pc or vmware or is it native XP system?
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are you using virtual pc or vmware or is it native XP system?
Running native XP SP3 32 Bit on both systems……( but with VmWare workstation v6.5.3 build 185404 installed on both systems but with no running instance: thus no active shared folders between host en guest OS )
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Running native XP SP3 32 Bit on both systems……( but with VmWare workstation v6.5.3 build 185404 installed on both systems but with no running instance: thus no active shared folders between host en guest OS )
Just did a test when running XP in Safe mode……same error…
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we believe this has been fixed… will have version to test tomorrow.
thanks
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FYI, files created were created properly, problem was with reading files, where our relativly new autodetection routine did not recognize some files as zips (in this example exactly), even if they were.
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FYI, files created were created properly, problem was with reading files, where our relativly new autodetection routine did not recognize some files as zips (in this example exactly), even if they were.
But that doesn’t explain why the standard Windows XP UNZIP functionalitiy complains about an invalid/corrupt ZIP file( see first message )… does it ?
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not sure that windows xp supports large zips properly, i believe it was added in Vista.
Here is the test release, please check it out and let us know:
http://www.powerarchiver.com/test/release10/powarc116028.exethanks!
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Wow. You guys are quick. :)
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not sure that windows xp supports large zips properly, i believe it was added in Vista.
Here is the test release, please check it out and let us know:
http://www.powerarchiver.com/test/release10/powarc116028.exethanks!
It FIXED the problem. Tested it with the BAK and VmWare image and both were now OK.
Great…BIG thanks for the quick support….and fix
:):)
