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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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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. -
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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Hi,
I had a look at the command line switches, but there are no switches to change the startup mode.
At the moment, PowerArchiver opens in the last used mode.
Opening PowerArchiver from Start Menu or Desktop: Start in Explorer Mode Opening PowerArchiver by double clicking an archive: Start PowerArchiver in Archive Mode
I’d like to have command line switches to influence the startup mode.
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OT: A while back I requested that moving up and down in an archive’s folder structure could be considered to work with a mouse’s forward and back buttons like windows explorer does. It is so automatic for me I still try to use them with PA first before realising I have to double-click on the two dots. Can this be done?
by @drteeth
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I know CRC32 was the standard for checking the integrity of compressed files but it is not really used anymore. Can you add ones that are used now MD5 or SHA?
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Opening the ‘Backup’ I still wonder how PA is ordering the files.
It’s not by name, not by last run…
Is it not possible to have them ordered by NAME (default).
Now you have to click on Name to have a meaning overview. If you jump to ‘archive’ and back to ‘backup’, they are again disordered0_1523006481222_7f290e95-2f9a-4c85-bdc1-d8ba0831b91f-image.png
Thx.
Encrypt filenames
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Two related requests:
- I would like the option to encrypt filenames in any format that has such an option.
- In those formats, I would like the option to create a profile where that option is chosen.
Why these?
Once I could encrypt filenames in 7z (could have been zipx). I no longer see that option in the latest build (though I could be overlooking it).
Rar5 does have that option (available when manually creating a RAR archive using “compress to” option within PA), However, that option is not (as far as I can see) one users can choose when creating a new RAR profile.
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Good point about RAR.
As to 7zip - isnt it enabled when you select AES 256 bit encryption? Thats how it should work.
With ZIP, thats patented, and we cant use it.
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. . . the option is greyed out even in 7z with 256 (that’s where I thought it was in earlier options). See image
It is not an option at all if I try to build a 7z encrypted profile (unless I am missing something).
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ah, advanced add screen probably, does the same happen when you use “normal” add screen?
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I thought I tried it every way I know. I start with the shell, since that is what I usually use. Then I thought I tried the add screen from within PA.
However, even if there is some screen that has this option, there are others that do not. And none of the options to build a compression profile include it.
Now perhaps there is a screen (if so, I would like to know where). And perhaps there is a reason why the option cannot be on the other screens. That is something you all must decide. I was just suggesting that were it doable, these would all be nice options to have.
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it seems to be something with the use of profiles, when profiles are not used, I can select encrypt filenames in both shell and add window. I will get Mili to test it out and write it up.
thanks!
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Same is true with the other add window (see image).
I thought it would be nice to:
a) have the options in add windows, and
b) have the option to make it a feature in some user profiles.Perhaps, though, none of this is doable.
I just saw your note (I thought mine disappeared, so I did a partial repeat.
So perhaps the option doesn’t like the user to have profiles. Doesn’t seem infeasible at all.
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yeah, should be working next release lets hope
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That would be great. Thanks.
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thanks Socrates, seems to happen when you use custom profiles with Encryption enabled, then the Encrypt Filenames checkbox is not available as it should.
If you choose Disabled in the Encryption field and then AES encryption again, it will show up. Logged in for fixing.
Also logging in to add the Encrypt Filenames option to 7z and RAR formats in the compression profiles section.thanks again
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Thanks. for discovering the source . . . and logging it in.
Best,
Hugh
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Similar thread . . . but not entirely.
I have been adding files to existing archives using user profiles without a hitch (other than the missing option).
Today I tried to create an archive using an existing profile. The options in the add window didn’t match the profile settings. Then the truly odd thing. It made the motions of creating an archive . . . except it wasn’t there.
But then I choose the Compress to option. A filename I tried to create was listed.
I think there are more kinks in the profiles.
I may try to delete and remake a couple of then and see how they fare. Perhaps the settings were lost in the new installation.
BTW, it happened only with zipx. It happened even after I deleted and recreated the profile.
There is no comparable problem with 7z with encryption.
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if you are using Windows 7 or 8 with libraries, i noticed that on my computer they quite often dont update properly (libraries)… so file might be there (as noticed when you type its name save as window, if it is autocompleted, means file is there) but not shown since library listing did not update.
Try going directly to that folder so for instance:
C:\Users\username\Downloadsor whatever that folder was.
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I have seen this phenomenon. But not here. I checked 2-3 different ways. It wasn’t really there.
Very odd.
Thanks, though, for the suggestion.
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maybe it was due to some option then?
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Maybe. I just think that it didn’t really actually created the archive. But it is hard to be certain. ONLY on zipx with profiles.
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Socrates, does this now work in 15.02.01? Thanks!
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It is there and it’s checkable. I assume it works, but haven’t tried it.
thanks!
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we also added encrypt filenames option to profiles… thanks for the report!
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noticed it early. It was one of the main positive changes to which I was referring in the earlier post.
Thanks.