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.
PA 22.00.09
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Unsolved OpenPGP Support
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Both 2016 and 17 encrypt to every public key I have, no matter who or how many recipients I choose. If I choose only one recipient, out of five possible recipients, the file will be encrypted to all five instead of just the one selected. Is this a bug or am I doing something wrong?
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I can confirm this, and there seems to be more work with the encryption of files :'(
- In the key selection dialog, I see other keys, than in my default key manager, so somehow, PowerArchiver uses its own keyring, but doesn’t sync it properly.
- I’m not able to display the trust values of the keys
- The back arrow in the key selection window has no function, the back arrow in the password window cancels the operation and closes the dialog (while a 0 byte file stays behind)
- The password dialog isn’t intuitive at all - it’s the dialog for creating a new password - you need to retype the password, you get a warning on weak passwords and a password policy is displayed. But actually, you need to enter the existing password of your private key
- It seems you can’'t create an encrypted file without signing it
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It definitely has issues with PGP and keys. I reported a bug well over a year ago about it not displaying the name on the key correctly and so far it has not been fixed.
I believe you always have to sign a file to encrypt it. That is part of the PGP standard.
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I’ll go ahead and share my other issue with the GnuPG support.
If I have more than one private key, I’m asked to enter a password (for signing) for each private key I have - even though I’ve selected only one signing key and only one is possible.
So here’s the drill:
Let’s say my keyring has ten public keys of others and two personal key-pairs of my own. I want to encrypt to one of my personal keys and one other key - and sign with one of my two private keys. So I choose myself and one other recipient, for a total of two recipients. Obviously I will have chosen only one of my two keys for signing. I will be asked to enter passwords for both of my private keys and the file will be encrypted to twelve recipients! My actual keyring is decades old and contains dozens of keys. Using it with PA is therefore impractical.
As for making signing of files compulsory, all I will say is that most, if not all, GnuPG front-ends allow encryption without signing, including GPA and Kleopatra.
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@RobertM said in OpenPGP Support:
As for making signing of files compulsory, all I will say is that most, if not all, GnuPG front-ends allow encryption without signing, including GPA and Kleopatra.
I stand corrected. I thought that you needed to sign a file as part of encrypting to certify it but I looked again and you are correct.
Now hopefully PA can fix the issues with PGP
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will take a close look at the reported issues and log issues in/report back as necessary.
thanks very much all for the details
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@bigdog said in OpenPGP Support:
I believe you always have to sign a file to encrypt it. That is part of the PGP standard.
No, I can perfectly encrypt files using GnuPG without signing. Even in strict OpenPGP mode.