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Converting an archive to .zip (using both the “Deflate (.zip, compatible)” and “Store” compression methods) always creates a .zipx file instead.
pa-convert-zip-1.jpg
pa-convert-zip-2.jpgUsing the “Store” method sometimes creates a .zip file; I have seen it happen just now, but I cannot reproduce it.
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Good morning,
I have been using all compression programs for over 20 years, I have always found Winrar very easy to use when I create a self-extracting archive, even 7-zip is simple, “right click” and “create self-extracting archive”, because on powerarchiver it must be like this confused ?
It doesn’t just create the archive, it opens a page where I have to select the file again, what kind of archive, which folder to create it, etc … you should learn from your competitors how to make life easier! -
Hi,
So refer this screenshot:
image_2020-12-30_115129.png
The properties panel that you see, is what I tried to compress, using PA, with following settigs:
Extreme Strong optimize
https://forums.powerarchiver.com/assets/uploads/files/1609079025475-image_2020-12-27_195344.pngThe process was stuck at 0% with no progress for over 8 Hours:
PA.png
Then the usual, clicking will make it go not responding.
So, I could not get the files compressed using PA.
I tried 7zip, and it worked, so that’s 1 issue.
PA shows incorrect original(before compression) size of total contents.
Refer the first screenshot.
folder’s size is shown correctly in 7ZIP
but not in powerarc.this happens with every archive, whether they are compressed in PA or not, whether it has only 1 file, or multiple files inside multiple directory.
Neither does the archive property panel shows original content’s size.
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Hi,
So my rig is as below:
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-4720HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz (Turbo 3.7GHz)
RAM: 16 Gigs DDR3
Samsung SSD 860 EVO
Windows 10 pro for workstations x64, freshly installed on 22nd Dec 2020, and updated.
PA freshly downloaded on same day, so it’s 2021 x.x.62 versionPA Stuck.png
Issue and reproduction:
If you start a compression, and if it’s mid way anywhere or even started, and you try to cancel it, the window will get stuck there, another click or key press will make the window not responding, then, and more will make windows to collect logs for crash, and the process will be terminated by windowsOn the other hand.
If the process is mid way, and if you try to pause it, the compression, CPU utilization, RAM usage will stay/increase as if the compression if still going on, the whole process will take it’s course, instead of doing what we clicked on.
So, both pause and cancel buttons are useless.
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I recently installed PA 2021. But the PowerArchiver Starter, for my backups, keeps running at high CPU usage, I have to keep killing it, its running about 46% constantly.
I have Windows 10 Pro, 20H2, build 19042.662
Any ideas would be helpful.
Thanks
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Just installed 2021 v20.00.63
Now, when I add to queue, with or without using always use queue.
The powerarc starter opens up in notification bar.
and that’s it, no matter how many files I add to queue, no compression will start.
I also cannot double click or right click the icon.
If i end task for this, and disable queuing, compression works fine, just that I have to manually start individual tasks.
it’s quite ironic that you guys took whole year to fix one issue, in this versions, which completely broke the queuing feature.
Did you guys test it before releasing?
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Hi,
You can obtain the original file from here:
https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/in/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/lenovo-y-series-laptops/y50-70-notebook-lenovo/80ej/59428436/cb32343883/downloads/driver-list/component?name=Power%20Management
For Lenovo Y50-70 win 7 x64 bit, power management, get lenovo energy management
Run the exe it will extract the installable drivers to C:\drivers
I tried to compress the whole folder using PA using following parameters:
Extreme, strong optimize.
image_2020-12-27_195344.pngThis resulted in negative compression.
However same file is compressed by 7zip alpha, with positive compression:
PA Negative compression.png
I understand that there are different algorithms, parameters used, and totally different software with unique sets of logics programmed, but see if compression algo can be optimized for such files.
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Over the last few months, I’ve been trying to track down the cause of a hanging bug in PA.
I have found a reliable test case (on my computer at least).I am trying to extract the folders/files from: https://github.com/codereader/DarkRadiant/releases/download/2.9.0/windeps.7z
By selecting both folders, then dragging over to a Windows Explorer window on another HDD.
I’m not sure what causes this but this just doesn’t do anything, progress bar appears, but nothing happens.
PA shows about 5% CPU utilization and I’ve left this going all night and it never does anything.
It doesn’t always happen, but this morning this is reliably failing for me.
The folder I’m dragging to is under Git source control, but this also happens when dragging into other folders also, but not always, sometimes it works.If I do a regular extraction and use the dialog box to select the location to extract to, that always works.
Windows 10 64bit Pro 20H2 (19042.630)
Ryzen 3900X
Anti Virus is built in Windows Security only.I captured a dump of the running process if that helps: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WLzHG_fOAMtzGMMFLHlIElnQXhsoPyYd/view?usp=sharing
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I have just installed 2021, but seems to have similar issues to 2019. If you move the app between differen monitors (with different resolutions) the app does not automatically adjust accordingly, so on one monitor I have the app is too big for the screen, whereas on another monitor it only takes up a small fraction of the screen.
This was worse with 2019, where the fonts were totally screwed up, making the app unusable. This seems better in 2021, but still not working properly. -
Hi.
I have noticed after updating PowerArchiver through PatchBeam to 20.00.63, after the installer finished and I recheck for updates, it still tells me that I have version 20.00.62 installed and prompts to download 20.00.63 again.
This also happens when I install from the offline setup file powarc200063.exe ( https://powerarchiverdl.cachefly.net/2021/powarc200063.exe ). It still installs version 20.00.62 and the process goes over and over again.
Also, in PowerArchiver About screen I see version 20.00.62 but in Programs and Features in Windows 10, version 20.00.63 is displayed as being installed.
Can someone check and see if they experience similar behavior?
Thank you!
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When I double click on a file within an archive the file gets temporarily extracted to being opened with the external program. When I now go back to the windows explorer and want to open another archive while the file from the first archive is still being extraceted, a new window of power archiver opens and immediatly closes. It opens and closes the new window repeatedly until the extraction of the file from the first archive is completed.
I use the option that power archiver opens a new tab when another archive is opened.
This happend with version 20.00.60. I wanted to update it to 20.00.63 as shown in the update window but it just updates to 20.00.62. It still shows that 20.00.63 is available but never seem to update to that version. The bug still exists though.
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I have some large zip files (~ 40 MB) with a lot of html files. When I double click on one of them in the archive, it takes a long time (eg 20 sec) for the file to be extracted and opened in the browser.
I am using version 19.00.59.
I discovered that the root cause of the problem is that all the files in the archive are extracted to the temporary dir before the selected file is launched.
It does not appear to happen with other file types (such as pdf) nor when dragging a html file into the browser.
I think I recall this issue being raised by someone else, but could not find it.
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On PowerArchiver 2021 (20.00.60) and windows 10, Both options in the windows explorer shell extension, “Compress to …zip” and “Compress to …zipx” create a .zipx file. ¿Its this intended?
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My slow ring still reads as 19.00.59… will it ever offer an update to 2021 or is that something I must do manually?
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Hello there,
I was installing-uninstalling and reinstalling PA 2021 due to another bug when I noticed a minor popup “bug” if it is considered a bug, regarding application association with recommended formats.
During PA installation you get to choose those options
Installation 1.pngI have ticked Associate PA with recommended formats
Installation completes and when you open PA the defult theme is Windows Ribbon.
When I changed it to Classic Theme, PA restarts for changes to take effect and then I get the below popup (Sorry I have a greek system)
It asks: Do you want PA to associate with recommended formats now?
Options: Associate for all users and Never show again.
Popup 2.pngI could swear that once I was changing themes and icons all the time to see which one I prefered and also toggling PA.exe to run as admin and windows compatibility mode and got this popup twice or tripple times.
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If I the Configuration > View > Standard > Disable Tabs option is checked, when double clicking inside archives on files supported by the internal viewer (PDF, JPEG etc.) they are opened in associated application rather than on a new tab in PA internal viewer, which is expected behavior.
Next, if the Configuration > Miscellaneous > General > Reuse PA Windows is unchecked, when double clicking on archives associated with PA in Explorer they are opened in new PA instance when there is another one already running, which is expected behavior.
But when Configuration > View > Standard > Disable Tabs option is checked AND Configuration > Miscellaneous > General > Reuse PA Windows is unchecked, when double clicking inside archives on archive files they are opened in the same instance of PA with no way to get back to the parent archive. I would expect, that when the user doesn’t want to use tabs AND want to use multiple PA instances, that in such case double clicking on archive located inside another archive, the second one would open in a new PA window. -
I’ve made the sections of the output bold to indicate where the typo is.
Version 7 output
Commands:a : add files to archive (default)
u : update files to archive
h : freshen files in archive
m : move files to archive (files only)
d : delete files from archiver : recurse subfolders
Version 9 output…
p|P : store relative Pathnames|store full Pathnames
PP : store full Pathnames including drive
c[0,1,2,10,11,13,15,17,19,l,p,w,b,d,z] : set compression level
(0 - store; 1 - normal ; 2 - maximal)
(10 - store, 11 - super fast, 13 - fast, 15 - normal, 17 - max, 19 - ultra
(l - use LZMA, p - use PPMd, w - use WavPack, b - use BZIP2, d - use Deflate
(z - use optimized compression method based on file exstension)
g : create Solid archive (7Z format only)
Commands:a : add files to archive (default)
u : update files to archive
h : freshen files in archive
m : move files to archive (files only)
d : delete files from archiver : recurse subfolders
P : store full Pathnames
PP : store full Pathnames including drive
p : store relative Pathnames
c[0,1,2,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,u,l,p,w,b,d,z] : set compression level
(0 - store; 1 - normal ; 2 - maximal)
(10 - store, 11 - super fast, 13 - fast, 15 - normal, 17 - max, 19 - ultra
(l - use LZMA, p - use PPMd, w - use WavPack, b - use BZIP2, d - use Deflate
(o - use LZMA2
(u - use pLZMA4, f - use ZSTD, k - use PPMd_sh, e - use Deflate64
(z - use optimized strong compression method based on file exstension)
(x - use optimized fast compression method based on file exstension)
(m<filters|methods> - use custom set of filters and methods for .PA archive
y[r|b|d|x|p|d] - filters reflate, bcj2, x64flt, rep, delta
ypc<size> - custom rep c size
ypm<size> - custom rep mem size
yrx<size> - custom reflate zlib level (1-9)
yt{x} - number of threads
ya - debug mode
mt : set multithreading on
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I’ve found a bug when extracting files from a 7ZIP file, specifically when you tell PowerArchiver to extract only some files and folders from it. This is where the bug exists. You can tell PowerArchiver to extract only certain files but then it proceeds to extract the whole file and not just what you wanted.
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Sorry if I’m asking this in the wrong place.
Can Powerarchiver create images of entire drives (e.g. C: system drive) to create drive image backups?
Thanks,
Tim
PA 2010 - latest version CAB setup issues.
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Hi I have lastest version PA intalled Cab support after refresh it. The program won reload. Even On windows 7 64bit and new windows8 If you don’t used version from 2007 then it would work. But I can’t upgrade from 2007 on new windows 8. When I installed 2010 or newest one. PA 2012 doesn’t work with cab support for windows setup. I get error on it. Please fix it asp thank you.
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i have hard time understanding whats going on here :-)
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As I was staying I can’t get the PA Cab Setup support to work after you rezip it up as cab. When You click on Setup.exe That doesn’t work I get error.
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are you using correct CAB compression method? Maybe thats it?
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Yes that correct no matter what I do. I need 2007 PA work on windows 8 to get PA 2012 work right way but Since that not that case. When I compress the cab support right way the click setup.exe let stay creative drivers on titanium driver set I make for mods tune up bass treble ect… I get error after I updated the cab after compressing it.
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Yes that correct no matter what I do. I need 2007 PA work on windows 8 to get PA 2012 work right way but Since that not that case. When I compress the cab support right way the click setup.exe let stay creative drivers on titanium driver set I make for mods tune up bass treble ect… I get error after I updated the cab after compressing it.
robert, you need to slow down a bit so we can understand :-).
Let me know of an example setup and what you do to it, so we can test internally here for one of the next releases…
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Extract the cab support from creative then I rebuild the compress for creative cab and when I click setup.exe in main driver set I get error in the driver because I don’t have 2007 installed but I have installed on windows 7 it works fine but not on 8. this my driver set you can test cab extracting and rebuild click on setup.exe in file :) > http://dl.technewshw.com/driver/PAX/PAX%20MASTER%20PCIe%20Titanium%20Driver%20Suite%20V2.35%20Default%20Tweak%20Edition.7z I got permission from creative long ago do driver mods right way :).
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Extract the cab support from creative then I rebuild the compress for creative cab and when I click setup.exe in main driver set I get error in the driver because I don’t have 2007 installed but I have installed on windows 7 it works fine but not on 8. this my driver set you can test cab extracting and rebuild click on setup.exe in file :) > http://dl.technewshw.com/driver/PAX/PAX%20MASTER%20PCIe%20Titanium%20Driver%20Suite%20V2.35%20Default%20Tweak%20Edition.7z I got permission from creative long ago do driver mods right way :).
we will check it out, thanks!
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we will check it out, thanks!
Thanks When you extract and re compress the cab support the setup.exe wouldn’t work with out 2007 PA. Please don’t installed 2007 used the newest one. Then you can see that the setup.exe wouldn’t work after you recompress the cab support on it. Using windows 8 pro 64bit. It works fine on windows 7 64 bit because I used 2007 PA to installed on top 2012 PA then it would prefect.
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any news guys? I really like used PA 2012 with working cab support after you extract it then re compress it. It doesn’t do that on windows 8 pro 64bit. When you click the setup.exe in set you get error setup code. If not I have used old xp and my usb flash drive do files that way from now on to you guys patch it.
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Bump any word please? It’s not that hard. Just extract the cab from support then compress the cab support. Then You notice on the setup.exe doesn’t work when you do on windows 8 pro 64 bit. Please fix don’t make me call you. lol.
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Bump any word please? It’s not that hard. Just extract the cab from support then compress the cab support. Then You notice on the setup.exe doesn’t work when you do on windows 8 pro 64 bit. Please fix don’t make me call you. lol.
hey robert, team is scheduled to work on new release soon enough… they will check this and let you know (when they start working on it)…
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Thanks for quick fix :) There issue on my drivers on other side people in forums have where there setup issue staying upgrade to xp lol. I hope this is fix quickly.
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did you try copying cabinet.dll from PA 2007 to PA 2012? It should make it work actually, if the problem is with Microsoft’s dll.
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Can you upload that dll to media fire for me? thanks.
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can you email support at conexware dot com and I will email it to you to check… just reference this thread please… thank you!
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Here is the cabinet.dll from 2008… try this one (just replace it in your PA install folder).
and let me know if it works now… thanks!
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Hi SPWolf Nope still same issue on windows 8 pro 64bit. :( After extracting and recompress support cab main setup.exe doesn’t work on windows 8.
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Bump any updates for this cab compress work on windows 8 pro 64 bit? thanks.
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Robert,
I tried opening Data1 cab with PA and 4-5 other tools, including Windows own, and it doesnt work. Is this what you are talking about?
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Ya Or support cab :). When you recompress it the main setup.exe won’t open there be an error in it. If you have Titanium sound card from creative you can test the support cab with my drivers see what I was talking about. On windows 7 it works fine just having issue with windows 8 pro x64. Because 2007 doesn’t installed on windows 8 pro. If you see the support cab in my driver folder you extract it and recompress it to updated the cab the setup won’t launch after you do the re compressing it. That issue on windows 8 pro 64bit.
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Great news new updated fix cab support. A big thankyou :D.
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Nope Issue still there cab support when you recompress it setup still won’t work :(
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bump!
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Ya issue still there I post new driver link for you guys to test. http://www.mediafire.com/?2ifp9s95mkj1bx4 PAX MASTER PCIe Titanium Driver Suite 2013 V1.00 Default Tweak Edition Sorry about please retry thanks I updated the wdm inf :)
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it tells me invalid or deleted file?
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Test the support cab file for me when you click setup on it. You have creative titanium sound card? or any Creative cards let me know. I’ll posted my driver mod set for you. I have dual boot to 7 now because of the cab compress issue on windows 8 pro 64bit.
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media fire link didnt work yesterday, but it works now so I will be checking it out… thanks!
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Here my new server link for the driver set > http://www.hardwareheaven.com/downloads/pax//PAX%20MASTER%20PCIe%20Titanium%20Driver%20Suite%202013%20V1.00%20Default%20Tweak%20Edition.7z
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Any updated news guys on Windows 8 pro 64bit? Where When you extract the Cab support and recompress it and click on setup.exe the setup get error when you launch it? I really want get this fix fast. I hate dual boot to 7 to make PA to work right way.
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not sure whats going on yet, keep in mind that cabinet.dll is from Microsoft, it should all work well unless They changed something.
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Nope still doesn’t work I took dll from 2007 I get error in setup after I press next in the driver set.
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Any news we can do team viewer show you it’s not working on windows 8 64bit pro edition.
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Any news updated on re compressing cab support on windows 8 pro 64bit? I’m still having same issue I have go to windows 7 to get around compress my drivers make sure the cab support setup works.
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i was just talking to Ivan (head engineer), and we will try something for next update just to make sure we cover all the bases, and it is not an Win8 issue.
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ok thanks SPWolf this very strange even fresh os refresh it still does it.
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Check the temp I when I recompress my cab support with my driver I still get the error on windows 8 pro 64bit. PA 297C.tmp, PA297E.tmp, PA23A8.tmp PA23AA.tmp PA23AC.tmp PA23AE.tmp PA23B0.tmp I hope that helps maybe something wrong with the tmp in windows 8?
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Any updated guys it’s been a month or two? I really don’t want keep booting to windows 7 work on my drivers.
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i will send you PA 2013 as soon as its ready, with changed dll… and lets see then.
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Any updated been quiet lately :).
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email me please and lets see… beta should be this week or next, still working on things.
Please understand - it is all about cabinet.dll from Microsoft, it doesnt have to do anything with PA itself… we just tell cabinet.dll what to do, and it is same on any system, no special code for any version of Windows.
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Ya Like I said it’s weird bug on my system that all. Windows 7 works great windows 8 not so good with cab support compress.
