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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.) -
I would like to make a further plea for my mouse’s backwards and forwards keys to work when navigating to and from files, just like they do in explorer. IIRC, I was told that this functionality would be added to v2019.
Mni tnx.
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I use PA for everything, if I can.
Would be really nice to maybe get built in support for Quake 1/2 .pak files.
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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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There needs to be a setting for the backup feature to set how many backup files to keep.
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SVG files (scalable vector graphics) seem to be special XML files and therefore when added to .pa archives I think they should be compressed as if they were text files.
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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.
WinRAR Creation Support!
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I can’t stress this enough…the reason I havn’t purchased a copy of PA and don’t use it on a daily basis is one simple reason…it can’t create RAR files. Let’s face it, RAR is one of the two most popular archive formats in the Windows world along with ZIP. I create and send RAR files constantly, but until PA supports it I’ll need to keep WinRAR on my comp to do so. And it just doesn’t make sense to keep both programs, so I’m afraid that means PA loses out. It’s a shame, because I really like this program and respect it’s speed and otherwise breadth of features. If you PA were to come with full RAR support in a future version I’d buy it on the spot!
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rar format is the sole possesion of winrar and it is crap in short terms. rar is not as good as 7zip.
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That may be the case, but BetaMax was also better. The fact is, if the people I send files to want/need RAR I’m going to keep using it. I have no control over its popularity no matter how ‘good’ it is in your opinion. In my personal use with 7zip, I’ve found it to be little better than RAR in many applications, and not better at all in others, but painfully slow no matter what.
Now the fact that you say the format is not available for use in 3rd party software is an entirely different situation, that part I can understand. The reason I didn’t assume this is because I believe I’ve seen at least one other program offer support for it in the past. I think it was ArchiveXP, but I could be wrong.
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I have a same wishlist as Cyber Dog as i think that it is critical to support creation of rar since it is very very popluar now. if you said 7zip who knows wht’s 7zip I went around asking my friends they were confused as they only heard before winzip and winrar , I asked them have you people try to use 7zip none of them knows what the hell I talking.
I introduced them to this site, the tested the trial and said is there a function where I can create rar since there’s zip there must be rar. I told them no Power archiver do not support creating it yet and it will so I though it really will but they give up on power archiver and went back to winrar which allows them to create zip and rar.
I wonder this problems comes in all Alpha Tester I mean beta tester of power archivers that when u needed a function to create rar its not there at all must go download winrar to create dammn……
I wonder when would this format be avaliable as I dun wish to switch to Power Archiver yet without creation of rar formats I do not want to waste the money as I too use more on rar and zip coz my friends uses those format. Therefore I stick with them on winrar till you people said hey maybe its time for a rar creation format, might bring back alot of winrar users.
my personal opinion no offence
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if you want to use RAR creation, you have to pay a WinRAR license to the author. You won’t find any program in the net which can create RAR files except WinRAR.
if PA would support RAR, the price of PA would be higher because of the RAR license.
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If PA will support RAR archives, noone will buy WinRAR…:)
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:confused: then wht’s power archiver purpose to promote 7zip only then who will try power archiver only those who wish to open 7zip or create 7zip.
I understand now well sorry for my personal opinion I just stick to winrar then sorry to bother u guys for making something that’s is impossible or never happen at all.
thanks for the information
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winrar format rar is good but winrar is difficult to use i would recommend using both. on for rar creation and pa for everything else as it is better more streamline and easier to wok with.
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@NTFS:
If PA will support RAR archives, noone will buy WinRAR…:)
They will use PA…While I’m not going to argue this topic any more I see the above as an excellent point, which in fact I’ve heard before on other software boards.
As far as WinRAR being more confusing, I don’t think so at all. I think it has a much better feature set. If it’s ever confusing to the user it’s because of a poor interface/presentation. This could work in PA’s favor if it were ever implemented as a better default presentation could make it even more desirable to current WinRAR users.
Finally, I’d also like to point out that 7-zip compression is NOT always better than RAR. Like I said, I use compression almost daily, so naturally I’ve tried both types on a variety of media. With maximum compression enabled in both formats, 7-zip wins sometimes. I encourage anyone who takes their storage space seriously to evaluate both options and not just flat out believe the hype that 7-zip is always better.
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Cyber Dog you have my support on having winrar…… I love rar format more than 7zip after hearing ur views. Its true that not all medias have good compression on 7zip neither does winrar.
But in overall result, winrar perform much better than 7zip well as it said winrar is popular so popular that every single computer must have it why??? because it lets you open winrar and lets you create rar formats.
well I not going on with this idea here anymore coz I think its useless to continue this suggestion here.
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German program Squeeze supports RAR creation!
For more information take a look here:
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Rar format is not public domain, we can not implement it. European companies can because there are no software patent laws in Europe, unlike in the USA.
7zip on the other hand, is open source format and everyone can implement it as they please. Thats probably its biggest advantage aside from really strong compression.
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German program Squeeze supports RAR creation!
Not really, it “partially supports” RAR2 compression. But this forum is not about other Products, go to their forums to discuss their products.
And if you really need RAR creation, buy WinRAR. :cool:
Despite attempts to the contrary, there is no value in arguing “XX does this, if your product doesn’t then I’ll buy XX”. :mad:
You should buy the utility that does what you want/have a need for. That is what evaluation periods are for.
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