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.
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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PA 22.00.09
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PA 22.00.09 shows a nag screen, when I try to open some setting windows. I have already PA 2023 Toolbox and PA shows, that it’s licensed in the info dialog.
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PA 22.00.09
Some labels in the help toolbar are not translated:
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I’m looking forward to deploying PowerArchiver 2023 to my users. Can you tell us when the MSI will be available for download and distribution?
Thanks.
Hi there,
there were some security issues fixed in 7zip:
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1165/
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1164/
As it seems, that PowerArchiver and PACL use the 7zip libraries, could you please update them to the latest version?
Hi,
From where I get PAVD2023.EXE? PowerArchiver 2023 tries to open it.
But it seems, it tries to download PAVD2021.EXE.
Thanks
I noticed that the version of ZPAQ used is older than the latest released 7.15 https://mattmahoney.net/dc/zpaq.html also there seems to be a newer fork that adds several features https://github.com/fcorbelli/zpaqfranz
It would be useful to implement this latest version (it also maintains the same syntax and behavior as the latest official release if used the -715 flag) and add when opening a zpaq file a choice of the version of the files to show (e.g. as dummy folders represented the various versions present). Since any previous changes are stored with this format, it is possible to extract a snapshot of a certain date/version.
Unsolved PA2017 build 74 - Testing 7-zip with DMG files
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Not sure how to report this one as I cannot send a sample 7-zip though due to it being 166Mb in size!
I have a new WD My Passport Ultra 2Tb Wild Berry drive and I compressed all the useless files in the root into a PA archive and a 7-ZIP archive. 7-ZIP won but only by 500Kb. When I tested the PA archive everything was ok but when I tested the 7-ZIP archive, PA stalled at 55% and had to use Task Manager to End Task.
WinRAR 5.40 had no problems testing the 7-ZIP archive!
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@ckit can you upload it via https://wetransfer.com/ and send it over in email please? It would be great to have actual sample! Thanks
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Sure, sending now…
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@ckit also, it is excellent sample… it seems to work the best if we use plzma and not all the filters with Optimized Strong… in that case, compression is lower than 7z, as it should be.
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Bug still exists for Build 77 \ RC1, I’ll test RC2 when released
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Bug still exists for RC2 Build 83, PA goes to “Not Responding” at 55% and have to End Task PA process
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Bug still exists for RC2 Build 85, PA goes to “Not Responding” at 55% and have to End Task PA process
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Bug still exists for RC2 Build 86, PA goes to “Not Responding” at 55% and have to End Task PA process
SIGH!
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Bug still exists for RC2 Build 87, PA goes to “Not Responding” at 55% and have to End Task PA process
I’m placing money this bug will be in the Final release
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@ckit said in PA2017 build 74 - Testing 7-zip with DMG files:
Bug still exists for RC2 Build 87, PA goes to “Not Responding” at 55% and have to End Task PA process
I’m placing money this bug will be in the Final release
likely… we dont have time to check it out yet, but it is very weird bug that shows only there and works everywhere else - our params are same there as when we test 7z file for instance… it is going to be something tricky.
thanks!
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I extracted and recompressed…
Just the WD_Apps_2.0.0.12.dmg to another 7z with same parms, tested fine
Just the WD_Apps_2.0.0.12.dmg with parent folder “WD Apps for Mac” to another 7z with same parms, tested fine
“WD Apps for Mac”. “WD Apps for Windows”, WD Apps Setup.exe" and locks up on “dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.exe” when testing so I’m thinking PA has trouble with multiple “WD Apps*.*” items (yes I’m wrong about the DMG theory)
PA 2017 RC2 build 87
Windows 10 Pro x64 RS2
