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Now that the Windows Store is making support for non-UWP apps mainstream, including those with their own update delivery process, it would be nice to see PowerArchiver in the Windows Store going forwards - at least as a channel for the product to be available.
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Tell us what features you want from new format…
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It would be nice to be able to at least extract Zstandard archives.
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In Windows 11 a new explorer context menu is introduced.
The “old” context menu may still be accessed through an additional mouse click, to reach the PowerArchiver context menu functions, but this isn’t comfortable at all.Could you add PowerArchiver items to the first level (and ideally disable the Windows native ZIP entry)
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I’m surprised that OneDrive for Business isn’t supported. I can’t link my company’s OneDrive account, but a personal (free) account works fine.
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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.) -
I would like to make a further plea for my mouse’s backwards and forwards keys to work when navigating to and from files, just like they do in explorer. IIRC, I was told that this functionality would be added to v2019.
Mni tnx.
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I use PA for everything, if I can.
Would be really nice to maybe get built in support for Quake 1/2 .pak files.
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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 :(
Merging archives
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I am not sure if either of this is doable. But if it would be easily doable, I would find it most helpful.
Sometimes I have multiple backup files. Some files are the same within the archives.
It would be nice to be able to merge or blend the files so that I end up with one archives that includes only the most recent version of all files within the separate archives.– AND that it maintains the correct path info.
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I am not sure if either of this is doable. But if it would be easily doable, I would find it most helpful.
Sometimes I have multiple backup files. Some files are the same within the archives.
It would be nice to be able to merge or blend the files so that I end up with one archives that includes only the most recent version of all files within the separate archives.– AND that it maintains the correct path info.
Is this based on filename or contents (since you mention “most recent version”)?
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Let me illustrate. Suppose:
CONDITIONS:
Archive 1 has 6 files: A, B, C, D, E, F
Archive 2 has 6 files: A, C, E, F, G, H
Archive 3 has 5 files, A, E, F, H, IAny file in archive 3 will be later than any file in archive 1 or 2. Any files in archive 2, not also in archive 3, will be earlier than the corresponding file (if any) in Archive 1.
HOPE:
It would be nice if there was a way of merging or blending Archives 1, 2, and 3 so that I had a new Archive 4 (or an updated 3) which included the latest versions of all files A-I, all with their respective paths.Does this help?
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Yikes.
bad boo-boo.
Any file in archive 3 will be later than any file in archive 1 or 2. Any files in archive 2, not also in archive 3, will be MORE RECENT (not earlier) than the corresponding file (if any) in Archive 1.
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Not sure why you feel the older files being in Archive 1 or in Archive 2 is important? :confused:
I would think you want the merge to work either way :D
My question was about PATHS not files.
Should:
Path1/fileA be treated as a different file to Path2/fileA -even if fileA is the same in both cases (i.e. you end up with BOTH in the merged archive)?
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I would be happy if it worked either way; but for my purposes, it is not critical.
If the two files in the different archives each came from the same path, they should be treated as having the same path.
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Hi Team,
As you know, Ive been using PowerArchiver, Winzip & Stuffit for sometime
In my Primary job I use PA* and Winzip 9 as backward compatible checker when sending to customers who normally rely on Windows Compressed Folders features.
I have around 250 Individual Reports under my name of such a team of 7 Administrator’s refresh 100 of them via a VBA Plugin Menu I programed & maintain then Zip them before sending out.
On each zip they Date stamp the archive and transfer into an Folder. Therefore, we have an ability to check previosly updated & dispatched reports just in case there is an issue.
As an additional level of backup I run background sets using PowerArchiver’s backup tool that too Datestamps 7zip Encrypted Archives. I use 7zip as its compression method is far better with Spreadsheets & Database’s.
It suddenly dawned on me when I was doing something that I do all the time and that was Combining 90 odd individual Zip Archives into one Complete 7zip Archive I have to manually Extract them, then select all to Compress into a new 7zip format.
I cant use the convert function because all it does is duplicates each Zip and creates a new format based on my paramators *ps we really need a “Delete Old Format” on completion of Converting.
So what I am asking for is alittle bit of a mix between the Convert & Batch to create a “Combine” function.
This new function allows users to import a folder with archives or manually select a range of different archive types of such they then use PoweArchivers New “Combine” feature to automatically extract all different Archives and Compress into their new Set Archive, Then if selected Delete the old set’s on Completion or move into a Temp Location for 30 Days.
This would be a great time saver, and I can see other users finding the ability to select a range of different formats then combine them into one new format with additional options available a real Plus!
I would enable this feature on Pro / Toolbox users only. Possibly with more features for toolbox.
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Merge archives tool?
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i think someone suggested this before, maybe socrates, or something similar?
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The Merge tool witn “Volumes” doesnt allow me to select multiple archives of all differnt formats that are currently supported by PowerArchiver.
The Combine tool i’m thinking of would allow the user to select a whole folder containing multiple archives ranging from Zip, rar, cabs etc and then convert them all into one Archive set by the user and the location.
so more of an advanced Merge tool if you like.
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i didnt mean merge volumes, but new merge tool :-)
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merged the thread (sir richard posted separate). Great minds think alike? :-)
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Certainly agree to great minds :)
Yes a new Tool Called Merge or Combine Archive’s.
Cetainly think other users would find this extreamly usefull esspecially in situations for backup’s.
Toolbox addition me thinks… maybe pro.
please please add this to the todo list :D
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all compression tools are in standard version :-)
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I know its technically “re compressing” things, but its something additonal and could be deemed as such for Pro and Toolbox users.
After all the whole point is to tempt users from standard to pro/toolbox and the way to do that is neat helpfull features like this one.
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ow just a quick request on top of the above… it would be nice to have in the Shell extensions along side that feature would be “Merge Archives…”
Therefore, a user could just highlight lets say 10 Archive formats in any number of folders then on the last one then right click and Select “Merge Archives” to Zip, 7zip, rar, cab etc etc and possilbly extra shell’s such as;
Merge & Encrypt
Merge & é-mail
Merge & FTP It!
Merge & Burn
