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.
Perfect example of something that drives me nuts
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I don’t have my usual zest for writing elegant(ish), long problem reports. So I’ll make it quick and dirty.
I was creating an archive using the shellex. So I started off by looking at the Add window. We on the same page? Cool.
ZIP was selected by default. I hit Browse, navigated to the parent directory I wanted, then created a new directory and opened it. Then of course I entered the desired archive name. All of this was done in the “Find Archive…” dialog.
Then I clicked Open (or I hit Enter, same thing). The “Add to archive” text box reflected the correct path/name for the archive I wanted to create.
Ah, but!
I wanted a 7-ZIP archive, so I clicked the 7-ZIP radio button.
The audacity!
As soon as I clicked 7-ZIP, the path and file name changed. The path became the current directory, and the name reverted to some default name.
This would have been merely annoying if I had noticed the new path and name before creating the archive. But silly me, I didn’t. So I had to figure out where the archive was, and why it wasn’t where I told PA to put it.
Why?
Why would the path be blown away? Why after all this time, am I the only user who discovers things like this?
I don’t get it.
The file extension should change, but nothing else.
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no you’re not the only one that discovers such things…you’ll find that many members find other obscure issues with the program that some of us don’t encounter on a day to day usage of PA.
yes we do explore unconventional options that we wouldn’t normally use in PA but during the course of using you’ll see lots of different testers posting varied reports.
I can see why this one is frustrating you though…:(
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Hi Thanks “Nameless”, this should be addressed for the next Release.
Keep an eye out and don’t hesitate to hold back when reporting bugs. PowerArchiver pride them in getting out Fixes as soon as it is possible.
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seems like an bug in save as dialogue call…
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we will fix it once we come to that stage of alpha testing for next release…. Mili needs to write it up into the tracker… thank you.
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I would not be complaining about the alpha (though this problem does happen with it). This issue happens with the latest release version (11.62).
Edit: Sorry, your wording made me think you were under the impression I found the problem in an alpha build…
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I would not be complaining about the alpha (though this problem does happen with it). This issue happens with the latest release version (11.62).
i know… as we are working on next release, alphas are the latest of whats going on around here…
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Written in the tracker!
Many thanks nameless!!!
Don’t let our bugs frustrate you, befriend them and report them!!:)
