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    • Missing virtual driver in Patchbeam

      pirrbe

      PA 2023 22.00.08
      Long time no seeing. So I start up the new year with a first problem : the virtual driver cannot be installed. Reason : it is missing in the Fast Ring PatchBeam Update Service…
      Virtual driver PA 2023-01-28 152607.png
      It seems a standard problem with new releases :-)
      Can I have a link or can it be fixed. Thank you. CU later

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    • PA 21.00.18 testing via context menu causes extraction of files

      D

      When the function for testing archives is invoked via the shell context menu (PowerArchiver > Test) then all the files in the archive get extracted to the current folder.

      The test dialog reports as many errors as there are files in the archive but it fails to give any hint as to which files are supposed to be erroneous or what the nature of the problem might be. Comparing the extracted files to the originals shows no differences at all.

      The .7z in question was produced with maximised compression settings in 7zip (taking forever but resulting in smaller archives than .7z produced by PowerArchiver with maximised settings). Therefore I wanted to see whether PowerArchiver can at least test .7z that it produced itself. Hence I had PowerArchiver convert a .pa with the same contents to .7z. There weren’t any errors reported but the resulting .7z contained fewer than half of the files contained in the .pa (137 of 366), so I scratched that test.

      Performance is abysmal when testing via the context menu (e.g. almost 2 minutes for testing a .7z that 7zip tests in 4 seconds), but that is most likely due to the fact that the extracted files are written to disk. Testing the same .7z in the PowerArchiver GUI takes only 8 seconds but causes the mysterious appearance of a UAC dialog, as reported elsewhere.

      The testing function is vital because PowerArchiver has a history of producing archives that it cannot unpack without errors or that do not conform to the respective file format standards (e.g. ZIP) so that other programs report them as erroneous.

      The point of creating archives is that the files in them will most likely have to be extracted at some point. If the extraction cannot be guaranteed to produce correct results then the whole program is absolutely pointless. Actually, worse than pointless - it causes data loss and hence damage.

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    • Start PowerArchiver 2023 Starter when my computer starts

      Brian Gregory

      In PowerArchiver 2023 22.00.06 configuration, the option labelled “Start PowerArchiver 2023 Starter when my computer starts” seems to be redundant.

      I am only allowed to change this option when PA Starter is disabled, and then it seems to be ignored.

      When I enable PA Starter this option is forced to the enabled state.

      I think it’d be good to remove “Start PowerArchiver 2023 Starter when my computer starts” completely. I’ve always found it confusing having both options.

      Added later: However i don’t particularly want to use queue but I do like having the PAStarter icon in my tray area.

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    • Testing .pa archives

      PA_Fan

      W10 Pro 22H2 - 64 -bit

      PA 22.00.06 (PA 2023)

      It has been the case with previous versions of PowerArchiver, but I had hoped that the latest might behave differently. Not so, I’m afraid.

      I have, for various obscure reasons, created a few .pa archives, mainly in the hope that they will save me some more space. From time to time, I use the “Test” option to check that important archives are OK and uncorrupted.

      With every .pa archive I’ve tested, the process runs through OK but then reports that there are errors. This is always the number of files in the archive e.g. if 11 files, then 11 errors reported.

      In the .pa, I can:-

      preview the files (usually PDF) extract some or all files and look at or use them convert the .pa to a .zip or .zipx archive, which then works fine and tests without errors

      Is it the case that the Test routine isn’t designed for .pa archives, or is there another reason? Although the .pa seems to function properly, despite the test reporting errors, I would like to be sure that every .pa is OK and not “broken”.

      Some of the .pas are quite old and produced with earlier PA versions (they are truly “archives”). If I extract all the files in the old .pa, create a new, fresh .pa and add back the files to that, then test the new, no errors (at least in the .pa I’ve tried this on) are reported. This would suggest a mismatch between old .pas and newer versions of PA itself.

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    • PA 21.00.18 Action / Test behaves oddly for me on .PA files

      Brian Gregory

      PA 21.00.18 running on Windows 7 64 bit.
      I made a big .PA file and thought I’d check it was made correctly with Menu / Actions / Test.
      Discovered:
      a) PA always issues a UAC prompt to do this!
      b) PA always says there are many errors in PA files.

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    • Small UI / Theme bug in 2023

      Z

      Clipboard02.jpg

      See the, supposedly, blank space where the green box is? It’s like that in Modern Light theme too. I can toggle it, but it’s missing text or shouldn’t be there I guess?

      Thanks :)

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    • PowerArchiver and PACL for macOS

      spwolf

      Dear @Alpha-Testers and all of our users,

      time has come for testing of PowerArchiver and PACL for macOS.
      Please let us know here if you have Mac and can test latest builds.

      Features implemented:
      PowerArchiver 2020 - tabbing, opening, extracting, adding, testing, favorite folders, support for multiple languages, opening via Finder, explorer mode, installer.
      PACL 10 - support for most formats and features in Windows version.

      Upcoming: Tools such as archive converter, batch zip, multi-extract.

      To start testing, please sign up here in this thread, and we will send you latest build.

      thank you!

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    • Functions in Windows 11 context menu no longer work after last Windows Update

      T

      For some reason, the PowerArchiver functions in the Windows 11 context menu no longer work after the last Windows Update. Only the functions in the classic context menu function as they should.

      I’ve tried uninstalling PowerArchiver and using RevoUninstaller to remove all bits and pieces that were left behind and did a clean install of PowerArchiver, it didn’t fix the issue. Other items in the Windows 11 context menu work.

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    Not able to open zip file

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      tsbalaji86 last edited by

      1. Write a java program to create a zip which does contains 1 or 2 files.
      2. Compile and Run that program
      3. Navigate to the folder where the zip has been created
      4. Double click that newly created zip file. Now it will show the files which are in the zip file.
      5. Double click that file which is inside that newly created zip file.
      6. The file is not opening.

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        guido last edited by

        could you provide a link to such a file?

        Windows 11 Pro ENU x64
        Intel Core I7
        32 GB RAM

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          tsbalaji86 @guido last edited by

          Hi,

          I do not have link to send that file. If I have your mail id then i can forward that zip file to you.

          Regards
          Balaji.

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            TBGBe @tsbalaji86 last edited by

            If it happens when zipping a single file then could you just attach an example ? (zip less than 100Kb is OK).

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            • Micke
              Micke Alpha Testers last edited by

              @tsbalaji86:

              4. Double click that newly created zip file. Now it will show the files which are in the zip file.
              5. Double click that file which is inside that newly created zip file.
              6. The file is not opening.

              What kind of file (fileextension) are you trying to extract from the zip file? You need to provide more information because “the file is not opening” isn’t saying anything.

              Kind Regards
              Micke

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              • spwolf
                spwolf conexware last edited by

                Problem is in path storing… this was also reported to support.

                You should not save path as C:… rather just save folder and not drive letter.

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                  spwolf conexware last edited by

                  (so ignore characters left from first ).

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                    tsbalaji86 @spwolf last edited by

                    @spwolf:

                    Problem is in path storing… this was also reported to support.

                    You should not save path as C:… rather just save folder and not drive letter.

                    I ignored the “”. but still i am not able to open the file. One thing i captured is, extracted path is different if i extract.

                    Previously i did not ignore the “”, on that, the extracted path will be different. For example, if the file is "C:\sample\one.zip, if i extract one.zip (if it contains 2.txt) it will create the folder named ‘2’ and it will put the 2.txt inside that folder ‘2’.

                    After ignore the “”, if i extract it creates folder called ‘one’ inside that we can find the file ‘2.txt’

                    Thanks and regards
                    balaji.

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                      tsbalaji86 @Micke last edited by

                      @Micke:

                      What kind of file (fileextension) are you trying to extract from the zip file? You need to provide more information because “the file is not opening” isn’t saying anything.

                      Kind Regards
                      Micke

                      It does not throw any errors.

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                        tsbalaji86 @TBGBe last edited by

                        @TBGBe:

                        If it happens when zipping a single file then could you just attach an example ? (zip less than 100Kb is OK).

                        how can i attach zip file here? could you pl tell

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                          Mili conexware @tsbalaji86 last edited by

                          the said zip file is inside this 7z file
                          attachment_p_22067_0_archives.7z

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                            Micke Alpha Testers @tsbalaji86 last edited by

                            @tsbalaji86:

                            I ignored the “”. but still i am not able to open the file. One thing i captured is, extracted path is different if i extract.

                            How is the path stored in your zip file? When I looked in the zip file provided by Mili the path is stored like “C:\Export” but it should be stored like “Export”

                            After you have ignored the backslash “” is the path now “Export” in the zip file?

                            Kind Regards
                            Micke

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                              Micke Alpha Testers @tsbalaji86 last edited by

                              @tsbalaji86:

                              how can i attach zip file here? could you pl tell

                              When you are in the editor of writing a new message, there’s a small “paper clip” button to the right of the “Smilies” button. Click on the “paper clip” button to bring up a new Window, where you can upload the zip file.

                              Kind Regards
                              Micke

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                              • spwolf
                                spwolf conexware last edited by

                                try attaching now, it should work as you are now senior member.

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                                  TBGBe @tsbalaji86 last edited by

                                  @tsbalaji86:

                                  I ignored the “”. but still i am not able to open the file. One thing i captured is, extracted path is different if i extract.

                                  Previously i did not ignore the “”, on that, the extracted path will be different. For example, if the file is "C:\sample\one.zip, if i extract one.zip (if it contains 2.txt) it will create the folder named ‘2’ and it will put the 2.txt inside that folder ‘2’.

                                  After ignore the “”, if i extract it creates folder called ‘one’ inside that we can find the file ‘2.txt’

                                  I think you mis-understood spwolf.
                                  He meant that if you need to open files from within the archive then your compression utility (java program) should NOT store the drive/root information as part of the path.

                                  So instead of storing as “C:\Export\2.txt” store it as “\Export\2.txt” or just “Export\2.txt”.

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                                    davidsplash last edited by

                                    What the guy has produced is a zip file that pa can’t open but other archivers can. wso when will pa have a fix for these type of zip files

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                                      tsbalaji86 @Micke last edited by

                                      @Micke:

                                      How is the path stored in your zip file? When I looked in the zip file provided by Mili the path is stored like “C:\Export” but it should be stored like “Export”

                                      After you have ignored the backslash “” is the path now “Export” in the zip file?

                                      Kind Regards
                                      Micke

                                      Hi Micke,

                                      After removing the ‘C:’ i am able to open the files which are in that ZIP file :). Thank you for your valuable reply and help.

                                      Regards
                                      Balaji

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                                        tsbalaji86 @TBGBe last edited by

                                        @TBGBe:

                                        I think you mis-understood spwolf.
                                        He meant that if you need to open files from within the archive then your compression utility (java program) should NOT store the drive/root information as part of the path.

                                        So instead of storing as “C:\Export\2.txt” store it as “\Export\2.txt” or just “Export\2.txt”.

                                        Hi,

                                        After removing the ‘C:’ i am able to open the files which are in that ZIP file . Thank you for your valuable reply and help.

                                        Regards
                                        Balaji

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