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    MSI release?
    J

    I’m looking forward to deploying PowerArchiver 2023 to my users. Can you tell us when the MSI will be available for download and distribution?

    Thanks.

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    Missing Icons
    LuxorL

    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

    powerarc_2023-09-18_17-00-19.png

    powerarc_2023-09-18_17-01-05.png

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    Security vulnerabilities in 7zip / Update for PowerArchiver and PACL libraries?
    BigMikeB

    Hi there,

    there were some security issues fixed in 7zip:
    https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1165/
    https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1164/

    As it seems, that PowerArchiver and PACL use the 7zip libraries, could you please update them to the latest version?

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    Virtual Drive
    E

    Hi,

    From where I get PAVD2023.EXE? PowerArchiver 2023 tries to open it.
    But it seems, it tries to download PAVD2021.EXE.

    Thanks

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    Better ZPAQ support
    W

    I noticed that the version of ZPAQ used is older than the latest released 7.15 https://mattmahoney.net/dc/zpaq.html also there seems to be a newer fork that adds several features https://github.com/fcorbelli/zpaqfranz

    It would be useful to implement this latest version (it also maintains the same syntax and behavior as the latest official release if used the -715 flag) and add when opening a zpaq file a choice of the version of the files to show (e.g. as dummy folders represented the various versions present). Since any previous changes are stored with this format, it is possible to extract a snapshot of a certain date/version.

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    Bug with "Encrypt Archive" action
    W

    If I open a password-protected zipper file (created with WinRAR but I think that’s irrelevant), open it with PowerArchiver and run “Remove Encryption” on the same file, then reopen it and add a password with “Encrypt Archive,” the resulting archive will be protected with the old ZipCrypto algorithm and not AES as indicated.
    (this can be verified, for example, by trying to open the archive files with Windows Explorer, which does not support the AES algorithm)

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

    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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    Another date issue

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      DKJones
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      I recently noticed another issue with the dates of files within an archive.

      If I add a file to an existing archive , PA changes the date of all files within the archive to the current date (the time when the file was added). It does this even though I do NOT create solid archives.

      This, like the other date issue, is a serious matter that I hope PA remedies soon.

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        spwolf conexware
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        what format, 7zip?

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          DKJones @spwolf
          last edited by

          Sorry.

          Zipx.

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            DKJones @DKJones
            last edited by

            Perhaps I would have the same problem with 7zip. I don’t know. After we discovered the other date issue, I converted everything from 7Zip to zipx.

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            • spwolfS
              spwolf conexware
              last edited by

              where do you see this change of dates, in PA interface?

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                DKJones @spwolf
                last edited by

                In the interface and if I subsequently extract them.

                Once I add one file to the archive, the dates of the others change to the current date and time.

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                • spwolfS
                  spwolf conexware
                  last edited by

                  hm, i cant reproduce this… what OS are you using? can you try creating one new archive with single file and then adding another file… what happens then?

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                    DKJones @spwolf
                    last edited by

                    My boo-boo. I realized, I misdescribed the case.

                    I saw the problem not when I added a new file, but when I changed a file currently within the archive. When I saved the updated file . . . THAT’s when the dates of the other files changed.

                    I will be gone for a week. So I will check upon my return.

                    Sorry for my inaccurate description.

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                    • spwolfS
                      spwolf conexware
                      last edited by

                      i tried it with txt file inside zipx, and it changed only the date modified of that file… maybe it is a bit more specific?

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                        DKJones @spwolf
                        last edited by

                        I will try.

                        It changed the dates of the files within the archive. Hence, although those files might have been added months – and their dates reflected when they were changed before being added, after updating another file with the archive, all the dates are the same.

                        This is a problem if I use PA as a mechanism to move files between computer (which I do). The date of files within the archive is NOT the real date THAT INDIVIDUAL FILE was modified.

                        Hence, it could overwrite a more recent file on the other computer.

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                        • spwolfS
                          spwolf conexware
                          last edited by

                          i understand what you are saying, i just cant reproduce it - thats why i am thinking it could be a bit more specific issue and not just any zipx archive and any file inside on any OS.

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                            DKJones @spwolf
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                            Sorry I won’t be able to show you screen by screen. Because of the date problems I had to go back to WinZip. For me this is a serious issue.

                            Now to create those screens I would have to change files associations etc. and I don’t have time since I am headed to the airport.

                            I will just wait a couple of months and see if the same problem has been fixed. If so, I will try PA again.

                            Best

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                              spwolf conexware @DKJones
                              last edited by

                              @DKJones:

                              Sorry I won’t be able to show you screen by screen. Because of the date problems I had to go back to WinZip. For me this is a serious issue.

                              Now to create those screens I would have to change files associations etc. and I don’t have time since I am headed to the airport.

                              I will just wait a couple of months and see if the same problem has been fixed. If so, I will try PA again.

                              Best

                              We dont need any screens, just small example archive and procedure you used to get the issue.

                              Without it, it will be impossible to fix the problem, ever. Being able to reproduce the issue is most crucial part of fixing it.

                              Maybe you will find time when you come back from your trip or someone else might try to reproduce it and get the issue as well. But I have tried several ways of updating and extracting files from main Powerarchiver interface on Windows 7 and it works fine every time.

                              Anyone else?

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                                TBGBe @spwolf
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                                @spwolf:

                                Maybe you will find time when you come back from your trip or someone else might try to reproduce it and get the issue as well. But I have tried several ways of updating and extracting files from main Powerarchiver interface on Windows 7 and it works fine every time.

                                On Win XP SP3 which I believe is same as DKJones;
                                I tried by creating a zipx (six txt and pdf files), then opening in PA and editing one of the txt files (using double click/external editor), then saving changes into archive.

                                Only modified file’s date info was changed for me as well.

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                                  spwolf conexware @TBGBe
                                  last edited by

                                  @TBGBe:

                                  On Win XP SP3 which I believe is same as DKJones;
                                  I tried by creating a zipx (six txt and pdf files), then opening in PA and editing one of the txt files (using double click/external editor), then saving changes into archive.

                                  Only modified file’s date info was changed for me as well.

                                  it might be something related to what type of file is being updated or to how it is being updated…

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                                    TBGBe @spwolf
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                                    Agreed, I was just confirming that it did not appear to be OS specific (as you reported checking on Win 7).

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                                      spwolf conexware @TBGBe
                                      last edited by

                                      @TBGBe:

                                      Agreed, I was just confirming that it did not appear to be OS specific (as you reported checking on Win 7).

                                      i know… i was thinking out-loud…

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                                        davidsplash @spwolf
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                                        seems to me that the file is triggering the update to change all dates in the archive. Take a look at how you add files to an existing archive before and after modifying them

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                                          TBGBe @davidsplash
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                                          @davidsplash:

                                          seems to me that the file is triggering the update to change all dates in the archive. Take a look at how you add files to an existing archive before and after modifying them

                                          Do you mean that you can reproduce the problem?
                                          If so, how??

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