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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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).
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.
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.
Very long rar extraction
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It took over 10 minutes to extract a 3.50GB two part RAR file all the while maxing out the CPU and using nearly all the available memory. There were no other programs running except for my startup programs (Norton Internet Security 2013 + ATI Catalyst Control Center + OneNote). It seems like with every update that is issued, the slower and more CPU/Memory intensive the extraction process becomes. I hate having to use multiple decompression programs but may be forced to using the “Win Twins” (WinZip & WinRar) if PA doesn’t start functioning better.
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It took over 10 minutes to extract a 3.50GB two part RAR file all the while maxing out the CPU and using nearly all the available memory. There were no other programs running except for my startup programs (Norton Internet Security 2013 + ATI Catalyst Control Center + OneNote). It seems like with every update that is issued, the slower and more CPU/Memory intensive the extraction process becomes. I hate having to use multiple decompression programs but may be forced to using the “Win Twins” (WinZip & WinRar) if PA doesn’t start functioning better.
PA use’s speed optimized version of unrar.dll, so it is as fast as possible. It is faster to extract than WinZip and WinRar so if you use them, it will only be slower.
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Here is a test extract if a 3.5 gig RAR archive, the file Test.rar extracted in a time frame of about 3 minutes, as shown in the screenshot.
One of the possibilities of the delayed extraction in your case could be the Anti Virus software maybe?
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If you think for one second that I am going to disable my security software just to extract a file, you’re an hackers dream come true. And as to the claim that WinRar is/will be slower, I have proof to the contrary. In fact, it extracted the same 3.5GB file in 2½ minutes with no problem. Why? Because it is up-to-date with the latest RAR compression formats whereas apparently PA is not (based on several threads in the forums here).
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If you think for one second that I am going to disable my security software just to extract a file, you’re an hackers dream come true. And as to the claim that WinRar is/will be slower, I have proof to the contrary. In fact, it extracted the same 3.5GB file in 2½ minutes with no problem. Why? Because it is up-to-date with the latest RAR compression formats whereas apparently PA is not (based on several threads in the forums here).
If you are thinking about RAR5, it is waiting next release of PA to be updated. We have fastest unrar engine, and we have pretty good engines for rest of the formats. But that does not have anything to do with your problem.
If you have some issues with PA speed, it is likely that is caused by Norton AV. Maybe try reinstalling PA and see if that changes anything. Maybe try extracting it again and check the speed.
There is no reason to be angry in every post you make, it is tiring. We are here to help you, and we do compression codecs well.
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First, I’m not angry with every post I make. Being a reformed black hat, I am upset when you make the absurd suggestion of disabling any security software just to extract a file. As you appear to be aware of, it only takes seconds to attack and/or infect a users system so why tell them to become vulnerable in the first place?
The fact is that when you tell someone to disable their security software so that your software can perform better you are enabling cyber-criminals around the world to do their dirty work. If your software doesn’t play well with security software then perhaps you need to contact those software companies so that they can supply you with the appropriate and latest API’s to make the programs work better together.
I do have a question regarding Java since it appears every time there is a Java update, your software begins to have issues with decompression times. For example, if I uninstall a Java update then your software regains its speed until I reinstall the update at which point it slows down again.
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First, I’m not angry with every post I make. Being a reformed black hat, I am upset when you make the absurd suggestion of disabling any security software just to extract a file. As you appear to be aware of, it only takes seconds to attack and/or infect a users system so why tell them to become vulnerable in the first place?
The fact is that when you tell someone to disable their security software so that your software can perform better you are enabling cyber-criminals around the world to do their dirty work. If your software doesn’t play well with security software then perhaps you need to contact those software companies so that they can supply you with the appropriate and latest API’s to make the programs work better together.
I do have a question regarding Java since it appears every time there is a Java update, your software begins to have issues with decompression times. For example, if I uninstall a Java update then your software regains its speed until I reinstall the update at which point it slows down again.
Java and PA have nothing in common… maybe Java is using your HDD or something similar so PA slows down, but other than that, PA isnt using Java nor they are sharing anything.
There is no relation at all.Same goes for Antivirus, it is not an known issue, but it could be happening. We are asking questions in order to be able to troubleshoot the problem you have. We can not know what it is if we dont ask the questions.
In general, PA has the fastest rar extraction you can find on the market, it is not something “normal”.
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you can also test the speed again and see if it is the same or?
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This time it took 20 minutes to extract a 5 part 3.5G rar file. It actually hung at 59% for about 8 minutes. I went into the task manager and disabled everything Java related and it immediately started moving much quicker. That tells me that there is some kind of conflict between Java and PA. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have made the big difference it did in the extraction time. The same has held true with any lengthy extraction. Disable all Java related programs and the extraction is quick whereas if they (Java programs) are running the extraction moves very slowly. It has nothing to do with hard drive access as the files being extracted are on a completely physically separate hard drive. This is really getting frustrating to say the least. I actually had time to go to the gas station 2½ miles away, pay the attendant, fill up my tank and return home before the 3.5G extraction mentioned above was close to completion. In fact, it only moved from 18% to 59% in that time - about 13 minutes.
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I tested a 3.5 gig rar file which contained 13 mp4 movie files…
winrar extracted in approx 1 minute 15 seconds and PA took an additional 10 seconds.
of course computer specs will have a bearing on results but I just thought I’d post
my example of a rar test. -
This time it took 20 minutes to extract a 5 part 3.5G rar file. It actually hung at 59% for about 8 minutes. I went into the task manager and disabled everything Java related and it immediately started moving much quicker. That tells me that there is some kind of conflict between Java and PA. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have made the big difference it did in the extraction time. The same has held true with any lengthy extraction. Disable all Java related programs and the extraction is quick whereas if they (Java programs) are running the extraction moves very slowly. It has nothing to do with hard drive access as the files being extracted are on a completely physically separate hard drive. This is really getting frustrating to say the least. I actually had time to go to the gas station 2½ miles away, pay the attendant, fill up my tank and return home before the 3.5G extraction mentioned above was close to completion. In fact, it only moved from 18% to 59% in that time - about 13 minutes.
PA does not use Java in any way… did you try to reinstall Java on your computer? It is obviously somehow slowing it down… I have no idea why would that be as We dont interact with it… I have Java installed as well and it is not causing any issues.
