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I’m running PA 21.00.17 64-bit on a 64-bit i7 desktop with W10 Pro, latest version. This 32gb of installed RAM.
As I use the PA pbs system for a number of scheduled archiving operations throughout the day, PA Starter is set to load and run at system startup.
In the course of trying to identify some causes of slowness and bottlenecks in other processes, I notice that PA Starter (PAS) always runs at between 11% and 15% of CPU (see screenshot), usually at about 12-13%. This is by far the highest demanding process on the system, as shown by Task Manager. In Performance Monitor, PAS Average CPU is 8.32, with every other process at less that 1 i.e. in decimal places only.
Task Manager also shows PAS Power Usage as “Very High”, and is the only process shown thus.
I have looked again at the information about PAS at https://wiki.powerarchiver.com/en:help:details:powerarchiver_starter, which was last modified in 2016. The article states a low memory usage for PAS of 784k, which is fair enough, but it is the large CPU overhead which is of concern.
It is of course possible to change the PAS priority, but this has no effect on CPU overhead.
However, is it possible to change PAS, which is required only at intervals to initiate PA scheduled tasks, from consuming so much system resource for every moment of the day?
PA Starter.jpg
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Hello,
PowerArchiver Command Line 7 support file greater than 2 Go ?
Thanks
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i just registered my own copy and i need some help to set it…
if i set the ‘configuration>shell extension>open folder after extracting’ checkbox, after decompress an archive is opened the file manager on that folder but… if somebody is using a different file manager how to open XYplorer or Directory Opus for example and NOT the MS file manager?
consider this as a feature request also if not available within the 2022 version
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I am looking for a way to stop the UAC elevation prompt when running Powerarchiver. In an old post about PA 2019, someone asked this and got a response to uncheck “all users” at the prompt but I am not seeing where one can do this. It definitely seems like the way to go though as if I click on “More Details” at the prompt I see that it is trying to run “_pautil.exe /paassociate /allusers /my(long binary string)”. Can you let me know? Thanks.
PS I tried renaming _pautil.exe and this worked, but I don’t know what the consequence of doing this may be so I would like to do this properly, thanks.
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Just a question is Ashampoo zip pro 4 built by Powerrachiver as it is very similar and uses the pae encryption.
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Hi,
Is it possible to transfer one of my existing PC Licenses to my MacBook? -
Re: Transfer PC License to MacBook iOS
Here is the email…
On Tue, Jun 7, 2022 at 1:20 PM Rich DiBenedetto rmdibened@gmail.com wrote:
Greetings,
Could you assist me with this?
Can I use my current licenses with MacOS?
If not, can I transfer a license to MacOS?Cheers and Have a Great Day,
RichOn Wed, Dec 9, 2020 at 6:35 AM ConeXware, Inc. ordering@conexware.com wrote:
Dear Richard DiBenedetto,Thank you for supporting PowerArchiver! Please find your activation and registration codes below.
*** Online Activation ***
PowerArchiver Select for PowerArchiver Toolbox English - LIFETIME
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There would be many of us with Intel Processors.
and they have their own optimized zlib algorithm, which can result in more efficiency if used combined with their hardware processor.
Reference:
https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/white-papers/zlib-compression-whitepaper-copy.pdfCan we get the same Functionality Under Hardware Acceleration Feature?
Zlib is not the only feature that intel has included with their processor, there’s many, which if combined can result in efficient and better compression ratios.
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Right buttons are not visible
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Greetings, new customer searching for help and/or refund…
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Hi Dear,
Cannot login and request resend license code for my fd
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With PowerArchiver context menu enabled, it is crashing Windows 10 File Explorer when right-clicking on the Default User junction in C:\Users. Had 2021 installed, updated to today’s 2022, still getting same crash. Must have Hidden files and folders set to Show, and Hide protected operating system files cleared in File Explorer Options|View.
Windows 10 Enterprise Version 21H2 (OS Build 19044.1708) (64-bit)
PowerArchiver 2022 Version: 21.00.15 (03/2022) 64-bit
Licensed:
PowerArchiver Toolbox Edition Personal EnglishDisabling PowerArchiver context menu using Autoruns: on the Explorer tab, uncheck PowerArchiver64 under HKLM\Software\Classes\Folders\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers and the crash does not happen.
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Hello,
When clicking on the main ribbon for a new version I get a script error message.
Actual version: 21.00.15 - French version
OS: W10 21H2 19044.1645Best regards
WilfridPS: Keep building such good software
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when clciking on powerarchiver update from within powerarchiver we get a windows for the update but it nows sayes script errors. I think it could be due to windows update in windows 10 can you look into it. By pressing cancel it seems to be ok. It seems that the page being displayed as erros on it.
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From within PA on the extract popup, buttons are hidden, I must resize the window to get access to the OK/Cancel buttons. Tried on the default notebook screen (Macbook M1 Max 14") as well as on my external monitor (4k).Screenshot_2022-05-12_10-02-10.jpg
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Just uncompressed a RAR file that has a folder within, PA created the folder but the files inside are not being saved into folder because directory separator is a BACKSLASH (Windows style) instead of SLASH (macOS).Screenshot_2022-05-12_09-59-08.jpg
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Ho già contattato il supporto con il modulo presente qui https://www.powerarchiver.com/it/contact/ da settimane ma non ho ricevuto riscontro e ora che ho aggiornato alla versione 21.00.15 ho notato che il problema persiste.
Quando clicco PDF Encrypt & Sign nel tab Crittografia appare la schemata riportata sotto come se mancassero le funzionalità.I’ve already contacted support with the form here https://www.powerarchiver.com/it/contact/ weeks ago but I haven’t received any feedback and now that I’ve updated to version 21.00.15 I’ve noticed that the problem persists.
When I click on PDF Encrypt & Sign in the Encryption tab the schematic below appears as if the functionality is missing.de9b4a2d-07e7-4323-a5a3-1b91e73dafc0-image.png
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I have tried to burn a DVD with PowerArchiver 2022 Final, but it didn’t work because PA didn’t found the external DVD-Burner.
I have tried several burners from Sony, LG, Dell.
I have connected the burners with several USB-Ports but unfortunately without any success.
With other burning software, e. g. Nero, all burner worked perfect on each USB-Port.
The same problem occured with PA2018 and it was solved with an update, but I don’t remember the detailed software version.
Could you check the possibility of an bug, please?
Thank you for your support in advance!
Start up time before unzipping is slow!
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Is there anyway you guys could speed up the time for when opening archives?
I am not talking about the unzipping part but the time it takes to start the unzipping after I click Extract Here button.
I just wish it was faster. I see the slow speed the most on bigger files.
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Which version are you using? How large is the file you are opening?
How are you opening the file?Thanks!
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is it slower on big files, faster on small files?
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Which version are you using? How large is the file you are opening?
How are you opening the file?Thanks!
I am running the latest build 11.61.07
As far as the files all sizes but it seems the slowest on really big ones like files over 1GB.
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curious to know what your hardware is also.
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I am running the latest build 11.61.07
As far as the files all sizes but it seems the slowest on really big ones like files over 1GB.
basically it is part of extraction process (it scans through the archive), it is just that progress does not start before it, so it looks like PA is doing nothing, rest assured that is.
I am talking about the difference between extracting 1 file in archive and 100,000 files in archive. Before that is PA startup time which we are always working on optimizing a bit.
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it also very much depends on the format…
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WinRAR for exampe is much faster starting the unpacking of really big files.
Is kind of hard to explain.
What I mean is when i upack a big file with WinRAR the WinRAR interface displays almost instant and starts unpacking. Where as PowerArchive’s interface is slower at opening and kind looks like its frozen for a second and then starts to unpack.
You understand what i mean?
I guess you could say WinRAR seem smoother :)
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curious to know what your hardware is also.
Intel Core2 Duo 6700
4GB Ram
Tons of hard drive space
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WinRAR for exampe is much faster starting the unpacking of really big files.
Is kind of hard to explain.
What I mean is when i upack a big file with WinRAR the WinRAR interface displays almost instant and starts unpacking. Where as PowerArchive’s interface is slower at opening and kind looks like its frozen for a second and then starts to unpack.
You understand what i mean?
I guess you could say WinRAR seem smoother :)
Yes, i understand exactly… When it comes to actual speed (not perception), it depends on what format you use. Starting to extract 100,000 files in rar archive is a lot slower than in zip, because unrar.dll is slower to list those files.
But what you are reffering is perception probably, as PA progress shows only after pa engine goes through the archive, so it looks like it is stalling for 0.5-1s, but it is actually working.
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similar system to mine…I just tested an archive (zip) with just over 15,000 files and it started to extract after about 2 seconds.
I assume yours is taking much longer?Windows 10 Pro x64
Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 @ 3.00GHz
4.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 399MHz
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and also PA is 0.1-0.4s slower to start by itself, we constantly work on shaving 100ms’s from that time ;-).
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similar system to mine…I just tested an archive (zip) with just over 15,000 files and it started to extract after about 2 seconds.
I assume yours is taking much longer?i think he is reffering to first 1 second of the process… Its basically cosmetical as it gives perception that PA is not doing anything for a second or so (depending on archive and other things).
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yes it does give that appearance as though doing nothing but I always knew it was working ‘behind the scenes’ before dealing with the task at hand…:)
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i think he is reffering to first 1 second of the process… Its basically cosmetical as it gives perception that PA is not doing anything for a second or so (depending on archive and other things).
Exactly :)
I wish there was a way you could some how make it so the PowerArchiver UI starts up almost instantly and then starts the unpacking.
Maybe you could do something like this for example.
Have the PowerArchiver UI open right away and then on the UI have a count down like “starting in 3,2,1”
I think that would look a lot nicer then the way it is now which looks like the ui is freezing.
Its just an idea :)
Anyway thanks for your help and info guys :)
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Exactly :)
I wish there was a way you could some how make it so the PowerArchiver UI starts up almost instantly and then starts the unpacking.
Maybe you could do something like this for example.
Have the PowerArchiver UI open right away and then on the UI have a count down like “starting in 3,2,1”
I think that would look a lot nicer then the way it is now which looks like the ui is freezing.
Its just an idea :)
Anyway thanks for your help and info guys :)
it is something that annoys me personally as well, so we are always working on improving it ;-). Just be assured that PA is actually working during that time.
