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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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    • File Explorer Shell Extension crash on Junction

      W

      Re: Explorer.exe Crash on right click

      This appears to be happening again with the Power Archiver 2022 shell extensions.

      When I have Use Explorer Shell Extensions enabled in Power Archiver Configuration and right-click on c:\Users\username\Start Menu, (hidden Junction file), File Explorer crashes.

      I have version 21.00.15 (03/2022) 64-bit installed in Windows 10 Version 21H2 (Build 19044.1826).

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    • Functions in Windows 11 Context Menu don't work in some directories

      P

      In the latest version of PA, on W11 (latest build/SP) when you try to use the first level context menu - NOTHING HAPPENS (particularly when you do this from Downloads or Documents folders) - however I noticed that it DOES WORK when you use the context menu from the Desktop. Going to the second level context menu does work however.

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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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    • Small UI / Theme bug in 2023

      Z

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      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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    Happy Birthday Spwolf!

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      Mili conexware last edited by

      Another 21st bday!!

      Here’s to many more:

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      • Luxor
        Luxor Alpha Testers last edited by

        Happy birthday spwolf.
        Now get that cake cut and passed round. :D

        Windows 10 Home 64-bit
        Intel Core i7 6700HQ @ 2.60GHz
        12.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz

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          moles42 Alpha Testers @Luxor last edited by

          Happy Birthday indeed but screw the cake…get the latest release passed around instead…

          Windows 10 Pro x64
          Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 @ 3.00GHz
          4.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 399MHz
          NVIDIA GeForce GT 730

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          • TBGBe
            TBGBe @moles42 last edited by

            Happy birthday spwolf. :cool:

            What, no beer :confused:

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            • spwolf
              spwolf conexware last edited by

              Thank you guys… huge news coming next week, nobody knows anything about it…and it is not truly about new version either ;-)

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              • guido
                guido last edited by

                Congratulations!!!

                But cant you give the surprise to yourself today and share what you got ;-)

                Windows 11 Pro ENU x64
                Intel Core I7
                32 GB RAM

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                  amh209 last edited by

                  Will there be a baby spwolf in the future?

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                  • spwolf
                    spwolf conexware @amh209 last edited by

                    @amh209:

                    Will there be a baby spwolf in the future?

                    2 of them is more than enough ;-)

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                      Big_Boss last edited by

                      Congrats, spwolf! Have a good one and many happy returns! :)

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                      • RJWaring
                        RJWaring last edited by

                        Just got back from a 3 day event in Tamworth! So hope this isnt to late!

                        Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy birthday to Spwolf!!! Happy Birthday to you!! And many more…

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                          Serhiy last edited by

                          Sretan rođendan Drazen!

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                          • spwolf
                            spwolf conexware last edited by

                            Hvala!

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                            • RJWaring
                              RJWaring last edited by

                              Hmm, Proč máme mluvit takhle ? :)

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                                amh209 @RJWaring last edited by

                                I think the website is broken, the last three post have come up nothing but gibberish.

                                :D

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                                • moles42
                                  moles42 Alpha Testers last edited by

                                  I think it’s a problem with the ferkink sperlt cherker…;)

                                  Windows 10 Pro x64
                                  Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 @ 3.00GHz
                                  4.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 399MHz
                                  NVIDIA GeForce GT 730

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                                  • Luxor
                                    Luxor Alpha Testers @moles42 last edited by

                                    @moles42:

                                    I think it’s a problem with the ferkink sperlt cherker…;)

                                    That or spilt beer on their keyboards. :p

                                    Windows 10 Home 64-bit
                                    Intel Core i7 6700HQ @ 2.60GHz
                                    12.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz

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                                    • RJWaring
                                      RJWaring last edited by

                                      you guys…. :)

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                                      • spwolf
                                        spwolf conexware last edited by

                                        ;-)

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                                        • AluminumHaste
                                          AluminumHaste last edited by

                                          It’s your Birthday? WTFOMGBBQSAUCE!!!
                                          Happy Birthday!

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