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    anything planned for the future or is this software just dead now?

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    News/Update on PowerArchiver/Connexion in 2024
    TheAndyMacT

    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).

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    BETA PowerArchive 22.00.11 - Windows 11 Context Menu duplicated/additional tier
    TheAndyMacT

    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

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    No Icons for SFX-Archives
    MerowingerM

    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.

    Zwischenablage_10-22-2024_01.jpg

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    Zip extraction from windows 11 by windows
    D

    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?

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    Installer problem
    L

    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

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    Button alignment. About window.
    LuxorL

    Buttons are not properly aligned on About screen.
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    Button alignment on config window.
    LuxorL

    Buttons not aligned on configuration window.
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    BETA: PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.00.10
    spwolfS

    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!

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    BETA: PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.00.11
    spwolfS

    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!

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    Missing Icons
    LuxorL

    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

    powerarc_2023-09-18_17-00-19.png

    powerarc_2023-09-18_17-01-05.png

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    THE SSL CERTIFICATE FOR *.POWERARCHIVER.COM HAS EXPIRED.
    Brian GregoryB

    @spwolf @Mili THE SSL CERTIFICATE FOR *.POWERARCHIVER.COM HAS EXPIRED.

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    PA2023 22.00.09 trying to delete a directory from a tar file.
    Brian GregoryB

    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.

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    PA 2023: No portable version?
    A

    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!

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    PA2023: Portable version missing?
    A

    Hello!
    Is there currently no portable version of PA2023 available?
    (When) do you plan to release one?
    Thanks!

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    2024
    P

    Will you be releasing 2024 soon?

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    PA 2023 Toolbox - 22.00.09 - Remove archive encryption
    PA_FanP

    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?

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    Bug extracting from ZIP etc using Extract here with PA 22.00.09
    Brian GregoryB

    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.

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    Any updates going to happen for the bugs reported?

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    Cloud uploads - some advice needed

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    • PA_FanP
      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_FanP
          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_FanP
              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_FanP
                  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_FanP
                      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_FanP
                          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 GregoryB
                              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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                                • M
                                  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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