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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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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.
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Hi! I came across an issue when I tried to uninstall PowerArch 2013. I got an error “The specified account already exists” which broke the process. I got the same error when I tried to install the current version, without uninstalling the previous one.
So I can’t uninstall and I can’t install PowerArchiver. Any suggestions? OS Windows 8.1 x64.Dariusz
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I’ve been dealing with an intermittent explorer.exe crash for 5-6 years now. It happens randomly and will usually occur multiple times within a single session of an hour or two on my machine when manipulating files through Windows Explorer. explorer.exe is the only thing that ever crashes, so it’s not hardware IMO. I’ve done all hardware diagnostics and RAM is good. I’ve even swapped out motherboards with different brand and even the exact same one and it still crashes. sfc /scannow indicates system files are fine. I’ve done multiple reinstalls of the OS with no positive results. This crashing has happened on Windows 7 64-bit and Windows 10 64-bit. It seemed to get more frequent with Windows 10 after upgrading last year. I’ve also been using PowerArchiver throughout that time period (upgrading over time with new releases). I recently disabled all non-Microsoft extensions via ShellExView and saw no crashes for about 10 days, which is really unusual. I turned back them all back on after 10 days and saw another explorer.exe crash within the hour. So I disabled all 32-bit extensions and saw another crash. Following that I disabled all the PowerArchiver shell extensions and haven’t seen a crash after a day of heavy usage manipulating files within Windows Explorer, which doesn’t happen for me. The crash dumps I’ve captured don’t seem to indicate PowerArchiver is involved but I have a hunch it has something do with PowerArchiver shell extensions. The system even feels smoother with the PA extensions disabled. Windows 10 reliability monitor always has the same type of problem:
Description Faulting Application Path: C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe Problem signature Problem Event Name: BEX64 Application Name: explorer.exe Application Version: 10.0.17134.165 Application Timestamp: 4031a9f8 Fault Module Name: StackHash_e78e Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0 Fault Module Timestamp: 00000000 Exception Offset: PCH_8D_FROM_ntdll+0x000000000009AA54 Exception Code: c0000005 Exception Data: 0000000000000008 OS Version: 10.0.17134.2.0.0.256.48 Locale ID: 1033 Additional Information 1: e78e Additional Information 2: e78e327659b46c9a0c6916396b253cbf Additional Information 3: cebf Additional Information 4: cebf952c5db535ae7880488aafce55d9 Extra information about the problem Bucket ID: 1a57e4e784fbc735c231c68bd88581a9 (1311047270476906921)I know this is a very nebulous explanation but is there any way to link this up to PA shell extensions as the cause? I can provide the crash dumps and additional information if necessary.
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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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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
g : create Solid archive (7Z format only)
Cannot restore from a backup
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I am running PA 16.00.56 (01/2016).
I have not had much need to restore from backups, but recently I did, I needed to restore a VM. Part way through, I got a message about a CRC error on a file., and if I continue the VM will not load. The original VM loads ok. Today, I made sure the VM was closed in case that caused a problem, ran the backups, and tried to restore, again got a CRC error, and attempts load generate a dictionary problem.
I have gone back and repeated this on 3 or 4 previous backups with the same result.
I checked the logs from today’s backup, could not see any errors.
So I have no backups???
Any ideas???
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I have checked the host driver for errors, all ok.
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I can copy the VM to another directory and it loads ok.
None of my VMs with Win 10 as the guest will reload from backup. Win 7 VMs work ok.
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I can copy the VM to another directory and it loads ok.
None of my VMs with Win 10 as the guest will reload from backup. Win 7 VMs work ok.
what VM software? I know vmware asks when open up vm from backup if you moved it (from other computer) or copied it (from same computer).
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VMWare Workstation 12 Player … but it is not getting to there, each time I use PA to backup a VM that is working, then try to restore it I get CRC errors.
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VMWare Workstation 12 Player … but it is not getting to there, each time I use PA to backup a VM that is working, then try to restore it I get CRC errors.
its running during backup? You should try forcing VSS for those files. I am not sure what kind of exclusive access mode is VMP using when running, but it might doing some tricky stuff thats preventing proper access (however it should work with VSS option).
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See my post above " Today, I made sure the VM was closed "
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See my post above " Today, I made sure the VM was closed "
i saw both posts, so what does “that is running” refers to? I will have to test it on our lab computer, I dont have Win10 right now only older OSs like Win7, Xp… even 98SE (in VMware)
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“That is running”? Sorry, I cannot see that.
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“That is running”? Sorry, I cannot see that.
sorry, it says “that is working” not running, I figured out thats what you meant… did you mean simply a VM that works properly when run?
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Yep, I can load from the original and it “works”.
I have taken the external drive out of it, I used PA to back up a Win 10 VM guest (VM not running) to my HDD, then restored to another directory, CRC error.
The file that gives the error varies from restore to restore.
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I would offer to ftp the files … but is 50gigs
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Yep, I can load from the original and it “works”.
I have taken the external drive out of it, I used PA to back up a Win 10 VM guest (VM not running) to my HDD, then restored to another directory, CRC error.
The file that gives the error varies from restore to restore.
but win7 VM works fine? What is the size of those? Also, what format did you use in backup?
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Ok, a bit of progress. This time, to restore, I used File Explorer, ie Windows, rather tha PA … and it worked !!! I feel a bit happier, I have backups again!!!
Yep, restoring of Win 7 guest VMs work, I have restored them before, this was the first Win 10 - only been using Win VMs for a few months.
Win 10 VM (size on host) is 53.6G, Win 7 is 86.2G
Format? All defaults I think, it says Format ZIP (recommended) Backup Type Normal, Method Deflate, Compression Fast, Use current folder as temp is selected, Spanning No
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Ok, a bit of progress. This time, to restore, I used File Explorer, ie Windows, rather tha PA … and it worked !!! I feel a bit happier, I have backups again!!!
Yep, restoring of Win 7 guest VMs work, I have restored them before, this was the first Win 10 - only been using Win VMs for a few months.
Win 10 VM (size on host) is 53.6G, Win 7 is 86.2G
Format? All defaults I think, it says Format ZIP (recommended) Backup Type Normal, Method Deflate, Compression Fast, Use current folder as temp is selected, Spanning No
interesting… everything works fine with the backup?
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From memory, the dialog said backup completed ok, I looked through the logs, couldn’t see anything, searched for “error”, nothing.
If I can restore with Explorer, doesn’t that mean the backup is ok?
And the one that started it all, normal weekly backup to an external hard drive, that kept coming up with crc errors … just restored it ok with explorer, VM loads it ok.
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From memory, the dialog said backup completed ok, I looked through the logs, couldn’t see anything, searched for “error”, nothing.
If I can restore with Explorer, doesn’t that mean the backup is ok?
And the one that started it all, normal weekly backup to an external hard drive, that kept coming up with crc errors … just restored it ok with explorer, VM loads it ok.
if VM loads it ok, then it is fine.
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There is a file Development.vmsd (Development is the name of the VM). Using Explorer it shows in the zip as 0 bytes. It restores ok as zero bytes. Using PA, it shows zero in the ZIP. Attempting to restore generates a crc and a file with 467KB. If an attempt is made to restore that file and it already exists, the warning says it is 4,294,967,295 bytes … hhmmm where do I know that number from? :)
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Win 7 VMs do not seem to have zero length files, at least none of mine seem to, but Win 10 VMs do … and that seems to be the problem in PA.
Also, try opening up a zip file in PA, drill down a few directories, then keep clicking the up arrow to go to the parent directory … one too many and PA hangs.
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Win 7 VMs do not seem to have zero length files, at least none of mine seem to, but Win 10 VMs do … and that seems to be the problem in PA.
Also, try opening up a zip file in PA, drill down a few directories, then keep clicking the up arrow to go to the parent directory … one too many and PA hangs.
Please try latest update:
http://dl.powerarchiver.com/2016/powarc160063.exeThis should fix the fake CRC error bug. Thanks for reporting it in!
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CRC problem is fixed … but VM will not load, the old dictionary problem. Good but no cigar!
The Development.vmsd file, shows in Ex in zip as zero bytes, PA restored it as 467K.
Trying a restore using Ex …
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Restore using Explorer worked.
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Copied vmsd from Explorer restore to PA restore, VM loads ok.
Your turn!
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Please check with this latest release:
http://dl.powerarchiver.com/2016/powarc160064.exeWe didnt have much time to test it, seems fine so far in my testing.
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Looks good … restores without a crc, destination file is zero, VM loads.
Thank you.
Ken
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Let us know via email to extend your Select plan (if you dont have one, we will create it for you), this was definitely bug find of the month!
Pretty tricky, everything was compressed fine but extract did not work on 0 byte files if they were stored after 4 GB position in the zip archive (if they were saved before 4 GB in 100 GB archive it was fine). Thanks a lot once again!
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I could not find an email, so I sent a PM a while ago.
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I could not find an email, so I sent a PM a while ago.
we extended it as soon as you sent the PM…. thanks!
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Why didn’t I think of this post earlier … :(
Yesterday I needed to restore a VM … restored would not load … dictionary error, so do research, nothing works … :(
Then I find a file Development.vmsd, which should be zero in size, is restored as 4,294,967,296 bytes … hhmm I remember that :(
Running PA 16.10.14.
Rest of info as per the top of this thread :)
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can you quickly try with older release again?
http://dl.powerarchiver.com/2016/powarc160064.exethanks!
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Installed old version, restored whole VM from backup, file is zero, VM loads perfectly.
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Please try with this release:
http://www.powerarchiver.com/test/release16/powarc161018.exeAnd let us know. Thank you!
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Been away, then a new server …
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there is later version (.21):
http://www.powerarchiver.com/forums/showthread.php?p=35188thanks!
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Downloaded and installed new version, ran a backup of VM files, then did a restore … 0 file is zero! VM loads ok.
Thanks.
