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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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).
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.
If I compress a folder to a .pa using right click, Compress to folder.pa and use the new Windows 11 menu then the Options, Configuration, Miscellaneous, Use normal relative path setting is always enabled.
But I like this option disabled so I have to use the old style menu in order to get PA to compress a folder in the way I wish.
PA 22.00.09
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Progress bars
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I use the context menus for extracting files from archives.
In the last few (minor) updates, the numerical progress of the lower bar progresses as it should, but when the text says 100% of the archive has been extracted, the bar is NOT all the way to the right. The smaller the archive the further to the left it is when the figure reaches 100%; this can be 1/4 (25%) of the way across!
I have not seen it ever go all the way to the right for 100%.
Running Win7 32-bit.
Regards
DrT
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faster than a speeding bullet is PA now…:)
but yeah I noticed that also. -
slower progress than PA you mean? How long does the extraction take in this case?
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slower progress than PA you mean? How long does the extraction take in this case?
Assume you’re asking me (DrT)?
Speed is not affected, it is just a recent and annoying graphical issue - just cosmetic.
DrT
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Assume you’re asking me (DrT)?
Speed is not affected, it is just a recent and annoying graphical issue - just cosmetic.
DrT
i mean how much does the extraction last in total in these cases? We dont update progress bar when there are small files because updating it means it slows down… seems connected to that.
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i mean how much does the extraction last in total in these cases?
It’s fast. But the bar never reaches 100% and it used to. Something has changed recently…noticed by moles42 as well.
We dont update progress bar when there are small files because updating it means it slows down… seems connected to that.
I’ve noticed this on 175 MB archives. You mentioned this before where the bar does not appear at all for small files. To me, aesthetically speaking, that is better than it never reaching 100% - only talking about the lower bar (of the two).
Regards
DrT
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It’s fast. But the bar never reaches 100% and it used to. Something has changed recently…noticed by moles42 as well.
I’ve noticed this on 175 MB archives. You mentioned this before where the bar does not appear at all for small files. To me, aesthetically speaking, that is better than it never reaching 100% - only talking about the lower bar (of the two).
Regards
DrT
its not never, but it skips updating progress for the files that are too small (literally progress takes more time than file extraction), regardless of the other files in the archive.
But this might not be connected to that - what exact format are you using?
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Hi,
The issue does not seem to be related to format, but I’m extracting ZIPs and RARs.
Sorry, but in spite of looking hard, I have (lately) not seen the lower progress bar get to full scale (100%). The numerical display does.
How much of a slow down does the bar cause on a modern computer? Is it necessary not to update the bar? Can it be made user configurable?
Best regards
DrT
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Hi,
The issue does not seem to be related to format, but I’m extracting ZIPs and RARs.
Sorry, but in spite of looking hard, I have (lately) not seen the lower progress bar get to full scale (100%). The numerical display does.
How much of a slow down does the bar cause on a modern computer? Is it necessary not to update the bar? Can it be made user configurable?
Best regards
DrT
i dont think it the issue we are talking about… i see progress bar just fine. How are you extracting the archives?
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btw, it is upper progress that does not get intialized, lower should work fine (full progress)… it is actually quite an timesaver ;-)
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btw, it is upper progress that does not get intialized, lower should work fine (full progress)… it is actually quite an timesaver ;-)
The issue is with the lower bar…the upper one is so quick anyway. Win 7 32-bit.
I’ll try to explain better. When the completed % shows 100%, the lower bar is never to the right fully. The smaller the archive the further to the left it is @ 100%. I have seen 100% when the lower bar is only 1/3 the way across. The mostI have seen is about 80% of the way across.
When I initially saw this, I had to check that the archive had been extracted completely and without mistakes!
I am extracting the files by right-clicking and then clicking extracting to <folder name=“”>.
Regards
DrT</folder>
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and i cant get it to show 75% ;-)… it always goes to 100%. It probably has to do with file contents of the archive or something more specific about the archive. Try to see what exactly causes it!
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It happens with every archive I try. Either a single archive or a multi-part archive. As it happens all the time I will not be able to track it down. I could try it on another PC or another OS if you think it would help.
It never reaches 100%. A multi-part archive of a 700MB file takes it to about 95%+ and with a single archive of 7MB it only gets a third of the way. The text which shows % completed is accurate.
DrT
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It happens with every archive I try. Either a single archive or a multi-part archive. As it happens all the time I will not be able to track it down. I could try it on another PC or another OS if you think it would help.
It never reaches 100%. A multi-part archive of a 700MB file takes it to about 95%+ and with a single archive of 7MB it only gets a third of the way. The text which shows % completed is accurate.
DrT
hm, does it show less progress on smaller archives? I think this might be due to the animation of progress bar being slower than actual progress. You will not be able to see progress going from 0 to 100 when it happens in 3 seconds for instance. Same goes for any of big jumps, if progress actually jumps from 95 to 100 in 1 seconds, it will be gone before actual animation manages to make the jump. At least thats what i am seeing here, it might not be the same thing you got?
Seems to be related to animated progress bar in aero… if you set windows classic theme, it will go all the way up properly, probably because it is not animated…
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maybe these examples will help demonstrate…
test one is a small compressed file and displays the point drteeth is talking about I think.
the second example is a larger compressed file but it works fine…so it would seem it only occurs on small zip files.
http://www.zshare.net/download/695440365382fff7/
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maybe these examples will help demonstrate…
test one is a small compressed file and displays the point drteeth is talking about I think.
the second example is a larger compressed file but it works fine…so it would seem it only occurs on small zip files.
http://www.zshare.net/download/695440365382fff7/
yes, it is due to Windows progress bar animation being too slow for very fast progress… trying using windows classic theme and it works “better” but sure does look ugly eh :-).
We use standard windows progress bar API… and we send it percentages you see written above the progress bar.
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yes, it is due to Windows progress bar animation being too slow for very fast progress… trying using windows classic theme and it works “better” but sure does look ugly eh :-).
We use standard windows progress bar API… and we send it percentages you see written above the progress bar.
Spot on with the animated bar diagnosis.
Regards
DrT
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Spot on with the animated bar diagnosis.
Regards
DrT
if thats the biggest problem win7 has, they are on the roll :-)
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Apparently, the animated hourglass in the released version is missing a frame (shock, horror) and hacks exist to transfer the full animation from the released RC versions.
Seriously, OT - I think I have discovered a bug where Win7 misreads NIC MAC addresses.
With best wishes…
DrT