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    • Missing virtual driver in Patchbeam

      pirrbe

      PA 2023 22.00.08
      Long time no seeing. So I start up the new year with a first problem : the virtual driver cannot be installed. Reason : it is missing in the Fast Ring PatchBeam Update Service…
      Virtual driver PA 2023-01-28 152607.png
      It seems a standard problem with new releases :-)
      Can I have a link or can it be fixed. Thank you. CU later

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    • PA 21.00.18 testing via context menu causes extraction of files

      D

      When the function for testing archives is invoked via the shell context menu (PowerArchiver > Test) then all the files in the archive get extracted to the current folder.

      The test dialog reports as many errors as there are files in the archive but it fails to give any hint as to which files are supposed to be erroneous or what the nature of the problem might be. Comparing the extracted files to the originals shows no differences at all.

      The .7z in question was produced with maximised compression settings in 7zip (taking forever but resulting in smaller archives than .7z produced by PowerArchiver with maximised settings). Therefore I wanted to see whether PowerArchiver can at least test .7z that it produced itself. Hence I had PowerArchiver convert a .pa with the same contents to .7z. There weren’t any errors reported but the resulting .7z contained fewer than half of the files contained in the .pa (137 of 366), so I scratched that test.

      Performance is abysmal when testing via the context menu (e.g. almost 2 minutes for testing a .7z that 7zip tests in 4 seconds), but that is most likely due to the fact that the extracted files are written to disk. Testing the same .7z in the PowerArchiver GUI takes only 8 seconds but causes the mysterious appearance of a UAC dialog, as reported elsewhere.

      The testing function is vital because PowerArchiver has a history of producing archives that it cannot unpack without errors or that do not conform to the respective file format standards (e.g. ZIP) so that other programs report them as erroneous.

      The point of creating archives is that the files in them will most likely have to be extracted at some point. If the extraction cannot be guaranteed to produce correct results then the whole program is absolutely pointless. Actually, worse than pointless - it causes data loss and hence damage.

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    • Start PowerArchiver 2023 Starter when my computer starts

      Brian Gregory

      In PowerArchiver 2023 22.00.06 configuration, the option labelled “Start PowerArchiver 2023 Starter when my computer starts” seems to be redundant.

      I am only allowed to change this option when PA Starter is disabled, and then it seems to be ignored.

      When I enable PA Starter this option is forced to the enabled state.

      I think it’d be good to remove “Start PowerArchiver 2023 Starter when my computer starts” completely. I’ve always found it confusing having both options.

      Added later: However i don’t particularly want to use queue but I do like having the PAStarter icon in my tray area.

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    • Testing .pa archives

      PA_Fan

      W10 Pro 22H2 - 64 -bit

      PA 22.00.06 (PA 2023)

      It has been the case with previous versions of PowerArchiver, but I had hoped that the latest might behave differently. Not so, I’m afraid.

      I have, for various obscure reasons, created a few .pa archives, mainly in the hope that they will save me some more space. From time to time, I use the “Test” option to check that important archives are OK and uncorrupted.

      With every .pa archive I’ve tested, the process runs through OK but then reports that there are errors. This is always the number of files in the archive e.g. if 11 files, then 11 errors reported.

      In the .pa, I can:-

      preview the files (usually PDF) extract some or all files and look at or use them convert the .pa to a .zip or .zipx archive, which then works fine and tests without errors

      Is it the case that the Test routine isn’t designed for .pa archives, or is there another reason? Although the .pa seems to function properly, despite the test reporting errors, I would like to be sure that every .pa is OK and not “broken”.

      Some of the .pas are quite old and produced with earlier PA versions (they are truly “archives”). If I extract all the files in the old .pa, create a new, fresh .pa and add back the files to that, then test the new, no errors (at least in the .pa I’ve tried this on) are reported. This would suggest a mismatch between old .pas and newer versions of PA itself.

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

      Brian Gregory

      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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    • Small UI / Theme bug in 2023

      Z

      Clipboard02.jpg

      See the, supposedly, blank space where the green box is? It’s like that in Modern Light theme too. I can toggle it, but it’s missing text or shouldn’t be there I guess?

      Thanks :)

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    • PowerArchiver and PACL for macOS

      spwolf

      Dear @Alpha-Testers and all of our users,

      time has come for testing of PowerArchiver and PACL for macOS.
      Please let us know here if you have Mac and can test latest builds.

      Features implemented:
      PowerArchiver 2020 - tabbing, opening, extracting, adding, testing, favorite folders, support for multiple languages, opening via Finder, explorer mode, installer.
      PACL 10 - support for most formats and features in Windows version.

      Upcoming: Tools such as archive converter, batch zip, multi-extract.

      To start testing, please sign up here in this thread, and we will send you latest build.

      thank you!

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    • Functions in Windows 11 context menu no longer work after last Windows Update

      T

      For some reason, the PowerArchiver functions in the Windows 11 context menu no longer work after the last Windows Update. Only the functions in the classic context menu function as they should.

      I’ve tried uninstalling PowerArchiver and using RevoUninstaller to remove all bits and pieces that were left behind and did a clean install of PowerArchiver, it didn’t fix the issue. Other items in the Windows 11 context menu work.

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    Cloud uploads - some advice needed

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    • PA_Fan
      PA_Fan last edited by

      PA2016

      I’m just beginning to make greater use of clouds i.e. Google Drive and Dropbox.

      If, when I have an archive open, I can select one or the other clouds and be given a cloud folder tree. When I Upload interactively to the cloud(s), my archive/file goes into the folder I specified.

      However, I want to do most of this on schedules using pbs backup scripts. In these, under the Cloud destination tab, (see screen snip) there is a Destination field for the cloud.

      I have tried several permutations on this, but without any working properly. I therefore welcome advice on this; specifically:-

      • is the cloud destination truly a folder on the cloud website i.e. in my Dropbox account online, or is it in fact the local folder on my PC used for the up/down/sync between cloud and my machine?
      • depending on what the answer is, how do I specify the folder in my PBS script? what is the format?

      For example, I have a folder on Dropbox called “AUDIT”. I want my local archive, Backup_audit.zipx, to be saved to 3 places - my archive folder in My Documents, my backup USB flash, and also into the AUDIT folder in my Dropbox cloud.
      The first two work fine, but the third automated cloud upload does not. should the cloud destination be given as just AUDIT, or https:/dropbox(etc)/AUDIT or what?

      I’m missing a trick here, and please forgive my stupid questions.
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        Mili conexware last edited by

        Indeed, it always uploads to the Root folder even when a specified folder is entered.
        Logging this in, thank you for bringing it up!

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        • PA_Fan
          PA_Fan @Mili last edited by

          @Mili:

          Indeed, it always uploads to the Root folder even when a specified folder is entered.
          Logging this in, thank you for bringing it up!

          I’ve got the latest PA (16.03.01), and my .pbs script, which is supposed to upload the archive to a folder called PGP on my GoogleDrive, is still uploading to the root.

          Either I’m not specifying the cloud target folder right, or something else is amiss. I’d appreciate any help on this.

          Thanks in advance.

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            Mili conexware @PA_Fan last edited by

            @PA_Fan:

            I’ve got the latest PA (16.03.01), and my .pbs script, which is supposed to upload the archive to a folder called PGP on my GoogleDrive, is still uploading to the root.

            Either I’m not specifying the cloud target folder right, or something else is amiss. I’d appreciate any help on this.

            Thanks in advance.

            Hello!

            We have still have this issue logged in for the dev team to investigate and fix. This thread is attached to it and we’ll let you know as soon as we have addressed it so you may check it out.

            Thanks for checking up.

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            • PA_Fan
              PA_Fan @Mili last edited by

              @Mili:

              Hello!

              We have still have this issue logged in for the dev team to investigate and fix. This thread is attached to it and we’ll let you know as soon as we have addressed it so you may check it out.

              Thanks for checking up.

              No problem. I wasn’t sure whether it had been fixed yet.

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                Mili conexware last edited by

                with today’s update, backup can upload to specified cloud folders

                /foldername in the destination directory field will work;

                http://dl.powerarchiver.com/2016/powarc161007.exe

                Let us know if it works OK for you and thank you for the report

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                • PA_Fan
                  PA_Fan @Mili last edited by

                  @Mili:

                  with today’s update, backup can upload to specified cloud folders

                  /foldername in the destination directory field will work;

                  http://dl.powerarchiver.com/2016/powarc161007.exe

                  Let us know if it works OK for you and thank you for the report

                  I’ve tried this with both Dropbox and Google Drive.

                  Dropbox doesn’t seem to do anything i.e. not uploaded. Google I’ve tried with folder designations /My Drive/Backups, /Backups and variations, also with backslashes but my archive always ends of in the root folder and not in the Backups folder.

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                    Mili conexware @PA_Fan last edited by

                    @PA_Fan:

                    I’ve tried this with both Dropbox and Google Drive.

                    Dropbox doesn’t seem to do anything i.e. not uploaded. Google I’ve tried with folder designations /My Drive/Backups, /Backups and variations, also with backslashes but my archive always ends of in the root folder and not in the Backups folder.

                    thanks for the info.
                    Can you please send your .pbs script to support at conexware dot com and we’ll take a look

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                    • PA_Fan
                      PA_Fan @Mili last edited by

                      @Mili:

                      thanks for the info.
                      Can you please send your .pbs script to support at conexware dot com and we’ll take a look

                      I’ll do that. I’ll also send a snip of the clouds page of the script edit, as there seems to be no mention of the cloud in the .pbs file if I look at it with a text editor.

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                        Mili conexware last edited by

                        Got the info and the .pbs and will give it a check.

                        Thanks!

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                        • PA_Fan
                          PA_Fan @Mili last edited by

                          @Mili:

                          Got the info and the .pbs and will give it a check.

                          Thanks!

                          Still don’t seem to have this working as it should. All my cloud uploads via .pbs to Google Drive continue to go to the root My Drive and never to a subdirectory i.e. My Drive/Taxfiles/ (for example).

                          The pbs file seems to have no reference to the cloud, although a file does get uploaded to there (albeit the root).

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                            Mili conexware last edited by

                            thanks for the update! gonna check it as we “speak” and confirm the issue, then log in as necessary.
                            thanks!

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                            • Brian Gregory
                              Brian Gregory Alpha Testers last edited by

                              Personally I’m amazing anyone can manage to actually have an idea of how this should work.
                              I had a look at it when it first appeared in PA and found it utterly baffling. I couldn’t make any sense of it or how one was supposed to use it.

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                                Mili conexware last edited by

                                should be used as you would enter a destination folder for an FTP server.
                                We had fixed this and it worked previously where, for example, /Dropbox/subfoldername/ is typed in for the destination folder and the backup would be saved there.
                                logging this in for fixing, thanks for the heads up!

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                                  Mili conexware last edited by

                                  small tweak, to upload to subfolder, omit the root folder (dropbox in above post) and type in /test/ to upload to initial subfolder, and that works.
                                  Uploading to /test/test1/ is what needs to be fixed and is logged in.

                                  sorry for the confusion, thanks again for the heads up!

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