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    Any updates going to happen for the bugs reported?

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    Bug extracting from ZIP etc using Extract here with PA 22.00.09
    Brian GregoryB

    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.

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    PA2023: Portable version missing?
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    Hello!
    Is there currently no portable version of PA2023 available?
    (When) do you plan to release one?
    Thanks!

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    Windows 11 bug in PA 22.00.09
    Brian GregoryB

    If I compress a folder to a .pa using right click, Compress to folder.pa and use the new Windows 11 menu then the Options, Configuration, Miscellaneous, Use normal relative path setting is always enabled.
    But I like this option disabled so I have to use the old style menu in order to get PA to compress a folder in the way I wish.

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    Missing Icons
    LuxorL

    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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    powerarc_2023-09-18_17-01-05.png

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    [BUG] PA2023 still shows red beta icon set in context menu
    BigMikeB

    PA 22.00.09
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    [BUG] License not recognized
    BigMikeB

    PA 22.00.09 shows a nag screen, when I try to open some setting windows. I have already PA 2023 Toolbox and PA shows, that it’s licensed in the info dialog.

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    Some strings are not translated in PA2023
    BigMikeB

    PA 22.00.09

    Some labels in the help toolbar are not translated:
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    MSI release?
    J

    I’m looking forward to deploying PowerArchiver 2023 to my users. Can you tell us when the MSI will be available for download and distribution?

    Thanks.

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    Security vulnerabilities in 7zip / Update for PowerArchiver and PACL libraries?
    BigMikeB

    Hi there,

    there were some security issues fixed in 7zip:
    https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1165/
    https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1164/

    As it seems, that PowerArchiver and PACL use the 7zip libraries, could you please update them to the latest version?

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    Virtual Drive
    E

    Hi,

    From where I get PAVD2023.EXE? PowerArchiver 2023 tries to open it.
    But it seems, it tries to download PAVD2021.EXE.

    Thanks

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    Better ZPAQ support
    W

    I noticed that the version of ZPAQ used is older than the latest released 7.15 https://mattmahoney.net/dc/zpaq.html also there seems to be a newer fork that adds several features https://github.com/fcorbelli/zpaqfranz

    It would be useful to implement this latest version (it also maintains the same syntax and behavior as the latest official release if used the -715 flag) and add when opening a zpaq file a choice of the version of the files to show (e.g. as dummy folders represented the various versions present). Since any previous changes are stored with this format, it is possible to extract a snapshot of a certain date/version.

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    Bug with "Encrypt Archive" action
    W

    If I open a password-protected zipper file (created with WinRAR but I think that’s irrelevant), open it with PowerArchiver and run “Remove Encryption” on the same file, then reopen it and add a password with “Encrypt Archive,” the resulting archive will be protected with the old ZipCrypto algorithm and not AES as indicated.
    (this can be verified, for example, by trying to open the archive files with Windows Explorer, which does not support the AES algorithm)

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    PA 21.00.18 Action / Test behaves oddly for me on .PA files
    Brian GregoryB

    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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    FTP from shell = high CPU usage

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      iDunk
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      Hello,

      I registered on the forum to report a couple of problems I’ve been having with Powerarchiver 2012 Professional.

      I am glad to see that the first problem has already been taken care of, namely, the hanging of PASTARTER.EXE introduced with 13.01.03 - fixed in 13.01.04.

      The second problem is high CPU usage when using “FTP It…” shell extension. I made a few PA backup scripts which make encrypted 7z archives, copy these archives to two other locations (nice feature), and then FTP these archives to a remote FTP server (another nice feature). All is well, with regard to CPU usage, when PABackup.exe is doing the FTP file transfer, but when I right-click a file and click an FTP profile the CPU usage of POWERARC.EXE doing the file transfer goes way up - maxing out a core if I set process affinity to just one core. I cannot tell you when this problem started since I have not been using this feature for long, and I only noticed this summer due to high revving CPU fan.

      Hopefuly this is something that can be fixed in a future release.

      Best regards,

      iDunk

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        spwolf conexware
        last edited by

        @iDunk:

        Hello,

        I registered on the forum to report a couple of problems I’ve been having with Powerarchiver 2012 Professional.

        I am glad to see that the first problem has already been taken care of, namely, the hanging of PASTARTER.EXE introduced with 13.01.03 - fixed in 13.01.04.

        The second problem is high CPU usage when using “FTP It…” shell extension. I made a few PA backup scripts which make encrypted 7z archives, copy these archives to two other locations (nice feature), and then FTP these archives to a remote FTP server (another nice feature). All is well, with regard to CPU usage, when PABackup.exe is doing the FTP file transfer, but when I right-click a file and click an FTP profile the CPU usage of POWERARC.EXE doing the file transfer goes way up - maxing out a core if I set process affinity to just one core. I cannot tell you when this problem started since I have not been using this feature for long, and I only noticed this summer due to high revving CPU fan.

        Hopefuly this is something that can be fixed in a future release.

        Best regards,

        iDunk

        thanks a lot, we will try to reproduce it and let you know if we have any questions.

        Does the actual FTP upload finish?

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          iDunk @spwolf
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          @spwolf:

          thanks a lot, we will try to reproduce it and let you know if we have any questions.

          Does the actual FTP upload finish?

          Yes, the upload always finishes ok. Process Explorer shows a high cycles delta at offset 0x875470, if that is of any help.

          System info: Windows 7 Pro, Core i5 750, 8GB RAM, latest NIC driver
          Antivirus is Kaspersky Internet Security 2013 (happened also with 2012). I think I can exclude the antivirus/firewall as the culprit since all Conexware programs are in the trusted group and yet pabackup.exe and powerarc.exe behave differenty doing FTP.

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            spwolf conexware
            last edited by

            ok, sounds good… we will let you know when our testing goes though it… if we can reproduce it, it will probably be fixed in next release (few weeks).

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              Mili conexware
              last edited by

              I was able to reproduce this and have logged it in.
              thanks for the detailed report!

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                phirephoto @Mili
                last edited by

                @Mili:

                I was able to reproduce this and have logged it in.
                thanks for the detailed report!

                Hi,

                I’m a new user of PowerArchiver and I’m experiencing this too however I’m not activating any extensions - I performed a clean install on two computers, and both frequently go to 50 - 51% CPU usage. Windows 8 on both machines.

                Any suggestions?

                Thanks.

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                • spwolfS
                  spwolf conexware @phirephoto
                  last edited by

                  @phirephoto:

                  Hi,

                  I’m a new user of PowerArchiver and I’m experiencing this too however I’m not activating any extensions - I performed a clean install on two computers, and both frequently go to 50 - 51% CPU usage. Windows 8 on both machines.

                  Any suggestions?

                  Thanks.

                  disable pa starter from starting, it is issue that was solved in last release. Ctrl-alt-del and kill pastarter.exe process.

                  pastarter was not compatible with win8 so we had to rewrite it completely. You can disable its startup in Options> Configuration> PA Queue.

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                    phirephoto @spwolf
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                    @spwolf:

                    disable pa starter from starting, it is issue that was solved in last release. Ctrl-alt-del and kill pastarter.exe process.

                    pastarter was not compatible with win8 so we had to rewrite it completely. You can disable its startup in Options> Configuration> PA Queue.

                    Thanks, I’ll give that a shot!

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                      iDunk @phirephoto
                      last edited by

                      High CPU usage with FTPit still present in 13.03.01 and 13.03.02 :(

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                        spwolf conexware
                        last edited by

                        thank you, we got stuck on 2013 for a while, but now we are good to go.

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                          iDunk @spwolf
                          last edited by

                          The problem is still present in 14.0.17.0.

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                            iDunk @iDunk
                            last edited by

                            Any chance of fixing this in 2013 final?

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                              spwolf conexware
                              last edited by

                              aaaaaa!

                              will check it out this week, final or no final.

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                                iDunk
                                last edited by

                                Hi!

                                Sooo, is there a chance of this ever getting fixed? I just tried with 15.0.35 and the same problem is present, as always. FTP it… shell extension maxes out a core. Shame, such a nice little feature but not really usable for large files, mostly for power issues.

                                Thanks

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                                  spwolf conexware
                                  last edited by

                                  I will check with team whats going on here.

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                                    Socrates Banned
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                                    I have ample CPU, so it does not create a problem for me.

                                    I can verify CPU usage spikes (goes from 1-2% to 25%).

                                    With FileZilla, it never moves my CPU about 2%.

                                    I think, though, that the problem is more general than FTP. Just compressing a folder from the shell jacks my CPU up to almost 25%.

                                    And . . . Compressing a folder from within the PA main window gets the CPU to 29%! Maybe it is the nature of multi-core compression. Not sure.

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                                      spwolf conexware
                                      last edited by

                                      there was a specific problem with ftp where cpu would spike with no reason.
                                      For ZIP compression, it is best to use all of the cpu :-)

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                                        iDunk
                                        last edited by

                                        Yes, compression will do that to a cpu ;) But we are talking about ftp file transfers here. Something which should not task a cpu so much.

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                                          Mili conexware
                                          last edited by

                                          Tested with the newest RC 2015 and putting on the list for the dev team to check out for the next update.
                                          Thanks for bringing it up :)

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