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Hi,
I’d like to propose an improvement for password protected archives.
Actual behavior is:
If I open an archive, which is password protected and make a typo in the password dialog, I’ll get the message, that the password was wrong and I end up with an empty window. I need to reopen the archive to be able to enter the password again.Improved behavior:
Tell me, that the password was wrong and give me the chance to enter the correct password to decrypt the archive. -
Hello!
I know I have been asking for this feature some time ago, but as nothing has changed let me ask again:
The ZIPX-format offers an algorithm, that compresses JPEG-files by about 20-30%. Please add compression (packing) support for this in ZIPX-archives to Powerarchiver. Extraction of JPEGs packed into ZIPX by this algorithm is already supported by Powerarchiver for a long time, so it should not be difficult? Or is it a licensing problem?
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Hi,
I’d like to suggest, that the correct archive type is (always) selected, when adding files by drag & drop to an archive.
This is already happening if the archive has the correct extension. For example, if I’m adding files to test.zip, zip will be selected. If I’m adding files to test.7z, 7z will be selected as format in “Add dialog”.
But this won’t be working, if the archive has not the “right” extension.
So XPI files (Firefox addons) for example are ZIP files. PowerArchiver opens them without any problems, but if I try to add file by drag & drop, PowerArchiver won’t auto select “ZIP”, but use the last selected archive format, while PowerArchiver already knows, that I’m trying to add files to a ZIP. -
I love this, only there is one problem. The UAC elevation feature does not extend to Mount Image option in the add-on software PA provided. It is most annoying whenever I am on highest UAC settings and I mount an ISO, every time I open and create a virtual drive UAC appears. I also do not want to completely disable UAC.
Is adding UAC elevation for mount image feature possible?
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The now defunct Bulkzip had Nanozip (nz) as an option this would be great to have for compatibility with my .nz files, so I don’t have to install Bulkzip separately.
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Hi.
I noticed that when I want to run the Virtual Drive for the first time inside the PowerArchiver Burner it prompts to download it form the internet.
I was wondering, would it be OK to include this utility straight into the offline installer to be able to set it up locally?
Thank you!
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How about recognising a few more (or all) of the file formats that are basically renamed zip files and treating them is if they are zip files.
For instance Android .apk files are just renamed .zip files.
Libreoffice/Openoffice ODF documents are all, as far as I am aware, just renamed .zip files. (.odt, .ott, .ods, .ots, .odp, .otp, .odb, .odf etc.) -
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Would it be possible at all in some future version perhaps, to have a “find file” function?
Reason I ask is that I was looking for a certain file I knew existed in an archive, but I had to unzip it then use another tool to find the file. It would have saved that extra step if that function existed in PA itself. -
Hi.
Is there a way to enable the user to encrypt the files inside a ZIPX archive that has already been created?
This could save time for large archives that the user may need to encrypt at a later stage or that he/she has forgotten to enable encryption before creating the archive,
Thank you!
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Hi.
I would like to see a new feature implemented: a ‘Fast Extract’ Mode.
Currently PowerArchiver extracts files to a temporary directory and then moves them to the target directory chosen by the user. At least via drag and drop.
This can be both time consuming and needs free space on the system drive for large files.
Is there a way to directly extract files to the target directory with PowerArchiver?
And if not, can a feature like this be considered for future updates?Thanks very much!
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Hello.
I believe it would be useful to implement Serpent-256 encryption for PAE/PAE2 formats, even though PowerArchiver offers strong encryption ciphers already.
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Do you think this will be a useful addition?
Thank you for the consideration!
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Hello!
I think it would be a great option to make the portable version of PowerArchiver compatible with PortableApps (i.e. adding the necessary files and folders to integrate it smoothly into their structure).
I own various other commercial programmes which -when installed in portable mode- offer to make the becessary changes without needing an extra installer or the official PortableApps repos.
Thanks for opinions or perhaps even a realization of this.
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Presently, PowerArchiver 2019 (any build) cannot rename PBS filenames by single clicking on such entry or right-click menu has no “Rename” feature!
Hmm, even pressing F2 on selected entry does nothing :(
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Please add support for ownCloud / Nextcloud, thanks.
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Let User Add Subfolder to SFX Extract Folder
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An earlier version of the program let me add a subfolder to the default Temp folder PA extracts an SFX file to. As it is PA dumps all the files into the top level Temporary folder and, in my opinion, makes a mess.
Also, I have occasion to ask users of my product to find a particular file in the extracted set. It makes this much easier if they are all in a unique folder with a name of my choosing.
If this feature exists please point me to it.
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did you try %temp%\name?
(check for actual alias usage in help file, been while since i checked that out)… it should work fine!
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did you try %temp%\name?
That’s how the older version I was using worked. In the current version the extract location is chosen from a dropdown and you can only choose from fixed options. None of these three options has a subfolder.
(check for actual alias usage in help file, been while since i checked that out)… it should work fine!
My search of Help found no reference to the word alias and only one to the word actual and it was not on topic.
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Another way to do this is to use the archive name as the subfolder name.
I can see the possibility of conflicts this way but it most probably works.
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here is the help:
conext sensitive help (press help in Make SFX window):
“Default “UnZip To” folder” - This is the default folder in which the extracted files will be placed. If you select “Use TEMP directory”, the files will be extracted to the default Windows temporary directory. Click here for more info on advanced extract path options.
and then click here leads you to this:
Predefined extraction paths can be entered in either the Make SFX or SFX Wizard “Default UnZip To folder” field.
Extraction Path Options
Constant Description Typical or Example Path
%temp% User’s temporary folder C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
%temp-unique% A unique temporary folder C:\WINDOWS\TEMP~SFX345A
%win% Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
%winsys% Windows System Files Directory C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
%PROG% Program Files Folder C:\Program Files
%DOCS% User’s documents folder C:\My Documents
%DESKTOP% User’s Desktop Folder C:\Windows\Desktop
%FONTS% Fonts Folder C:\Windows\FontsYou can also use registry entries. In this case, use the pipe symbol ( | ) to create sub-folders.
Examples
Default UnZip To folder: %prog%\PowerArchiver\Skins
Typically: C:\Program Files\PowerArchiver\Skins
Default UnZip To folder: %temp%~test
Typically: C:\Windows\Temp~test)Default UnZip To folder: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CommonFilesDir|MySoftware
Typically: C:\Program Files\Common Files\MySoftware:)
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check example here
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Okay. I think I’ve got it. It never dawned on me you could type in the dropdown items. And even if it did I wouldn’t have thought it understood relative paths.
Thanks very much for your help.
But, that leads to a new question. A caution in this help area says:
Important information on using “run command line after extract” option
In case you are using advanced extraction path option together with run command line after extracting option, you will need to use special “{p}” option in the run command line after extracting field so you can tell PowerArchiver SFX where to find extracted files.
Example
Default UnZip To folder: %temp-unique%
Run Command Line: setup.exe
Explanation: These options will run setup.exe from temporary path noted above.I do run a setup program after unzipping. But, I don’t understand these instructions.
I don’t understand what a {p} option is. If my extract-to folder is FOOBAR it looks like I would use:
Default UnZip To folder: %temp%\FOOBAR
Run Command Line: setup.exeBut, I don’t see how that’s added any {p} option?
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if you do just setup.exe, it will run setup.exe and thats it. If will run whatever is first setup.exe on that system in system path… if you do {p}\setup.exe, it will actually run %temp%\FOOBAR\setup.exe.
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no, you can add it if you want… it doesnt add it automatically, it is optional and up to you.
so use {p}\setup.exe and it should be fine.
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I’m still not sure I get it.
If I use:
Default UnZip To folder: %temp%\FOOBAR
Run Command Line: setup.exeIt will run setup.exe in the %temp%\FOOBAR folder. But, if I use {p}\setup.exe it will do something else???
All I use PA for is to dump the files in a folder named FOOBAR under the default Temp directory and start Setup.exe in the folder FOOBAR and quit. Setup does the rest.
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Default UnZip To folder: %temp%\FOOBAR
Run Command Line: {p}\setup.exeis what you should use… it runs specific path command line to where your executable is.
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p.s. just try it yourself and see if it works fine for you!
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p.s. just try it yourself and see if it works fine for you!
That’s what’s confusing. Not using (leaving out) the {p} seems to work fine. If I just use setup.exe, PA creates the subfolder and extracts the files into it and launches setup.
Thank you very much for all your help.
I still wish I could understand how adding the {p} is different than not adding it.
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I think the problem is the example in manual is wrong since it doesn’t use the {p} option but is supposed to be an example of how to use the {p} option.
I found this incredibly hard to decipher, and really don’t understand why SFX wouldn’t run the command line in the root extracted folder, especially when you set something like the default extract to temp folder.
This could do with a lot of improvement, and better documentation.