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.
Latest beta maybe a bug or widh
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if you try and convert an archive
basically if you specify a path to a folder that does not exist then it does not create a new folder you have to create the folder first. wouldn’t it be easier to ask if you wanted to create the folder instead of the time consuming method of having to create one manually
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works fine here.
Did you select Custom in the Destination Folder menu?
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i should of mentioned that i wqas using the convert tool from the menu.
Basically i open up the convert menu and specify a folder for the converted archive to go to and as the folder does niot exist it sayes so what it used to do was ask if you wanted to dreate the folder before the conversion took place.
Now it seems you need to create the folder before you start this perocess
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seems to work fine here, creates new folder just fine without asking anything.
Anyone else?
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Works fine for me here.
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seems to work fine for me also unless of course we are missing an important factor from David’s post ?
I tested all options under the convert option and all worked fine.
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basically i’m asking pa to do the folder creating via the path setting i write the path out to a folder that does not exist on my pc and i want it tio create that and put the converted archive in it. I do not wnat to play around created the folder myself i wnat it to ask me do you wnat to create the folder with this file in it and to say yes or no.
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seems to me all you guys are putting a converted archive in a folder thats already on your pc or are using the new folder button on the archive i have not used any of that i have just specified in the path the folder that does not exist on my pc and i want pa to craete that foleder using the path details
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versioon testing is 11.70.04
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I did it exactly the way you described David…tested it several times and couldn’t replicate your problem.
“have just specified in the path the folder that does not exist on my pc and i want pa to create that folder using the path details”
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I have also just typed in a name of the folder that does not exist and that folder was created.
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I have also just typed in a name of the folder that does not exist and that folder was created.
Same here. Tried a few times and a new folder created every time.
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i should of mentioned that i wqas using the convert tool from the menu.
Basically i open up the convert menu and specify a folder for the converted archive to go to and as the folder does niot exist it sayes so what it used to do was ask if you wanted to dreate the folder before the conversion took place.
Works fine (new folder/new subfolder) for me; both in GUI and via shell.
However, I only have one drive to test with so let me ask; is your problem with new folder on same drive as PA or on a second disk / network drive? -
I tested that scenario on a second drive Terry and it too worked fine for me.
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could it be a permissions issue as i only used windows 2000 and had an update from microsoft for securitry recenly
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in anycase shouldn’t it ask you for permission by a dialog box if it can or would you like it to create a new folder. my computer has several delphi programs that i have scince found conflict with each other.
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apologise if no one else can replicate it exactly could be something to do with my computers setup i’m using windows 2000
