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
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.
Real slow UX / PA 2017
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I am using latest version 17.00.83
OS : Windows 10 Pro Creators Update x64
Security App : Emsisoft Internet security.
On a laptop with decent specs with 12 GB RAM and i7 processor with SSD drive. Photoshop works faster than PA.Please watch the screen recording : https://puu.sh/wFqlj/1d69c0450a.mp4
The UI opens and closes too slow. Shell extraction is slower than winrar.
Switching between tools is real slow. Opening and closing configuration window is slow too. -
I would recommend opening up task manager (right click on task bar, select task manager) so we can see what’s going on while opening/selecting different tabs. Also, after opening task manager do the following;
Options - Always on top
View - Update speed highSo before opening PA2017, open the tm first and select the process tab. Than look at the CPU% and disk% to see what’s going on.
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@delixyr i can confirm that closing part is due to emsisoft scanning our registry save at close. We will try to work around this in the future. Same goes for config when you click on OK, it saves info to the registry and it seems emsisoft is scanning all the changes first.
as to the changing interface tabs, this should not be so slow, I dont see why should AV influence this but I can get slow times with emsisoft too there… I have to time it to see before/after emsisoft to make sure it is the part of the problem.
Your video is very helpful, thank you for making it. We apologize for any inconvenience you are experiencing.
I will update the thread when I time it on my own laptop here.
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@delixyr Quick tests:
Emsisosft ON
- Start PA 2.40s
- Go to FTP 6.27s
- Go to Archive 7.60s
- Open Config 1.40s
- Close Config 10.59s
- Close PA 4.20s
- Extract shell 0.95s
Emsisosft – whitelisted – no changes
Emsisosft - uninstalled
- Start PA 2.40s
- Go to FTP 1.44s
- Go to Archive around 0.5s or faster
- Open Config 1.30s
- Close Config 2s
- Close PA 0.5s or faster
- Extract shell 0.95s
So when it comes to closing config, closing PA and changing between FTP and Archive modes, there are massive differences between Emsisoft being ON or OF. I could not see any difference in shell extract and with AV on, my laptop cpu is likely at full speed before PA starts so it starts a bit faster.
edit: here is video with windows defender on (not emsisoft):
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@delixyr to see if shell extract speed can be faster, can you go to HKCU\Software\PowerArchiverInt - export it first and then delete complete PowerArchiverInt key from registry.
Then try starting PA and see how fast is it, and after that see extract here and if there is any difference?
after that you can restore your settings of course by doubleclicking on saved .reg file. Thanks!
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@spwolf I have disabled all components of EIS and saw no noticeable changes. And PA is the only app that is slow. I tried after reboot too. I dont have much apps or services running in background. 75% of my RAM was free and only 10% of CPU has been used. I will try the other solutions mentioned and report my observations later today.
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@delixyr yes, disabling does not work, it keeps working in the bg, but thats the same for all AVs. Only uninstall will clean it properly. Obviously we dont expect you to uninstall AV you paid for.
We will write them an email, Kaspersky or NOD used to do this 3-4 years ago, but we got them to whitelist PowerArchiver main exe so it works properly. This is for closing issue where PA writes many entries to registry. No other AV ever slowed down file listings.
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@spwolf As far as I know EIS used BitDefender engine.
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@delixyr we got pretty fast response from Emsisoft. They are looking into fixing it permanently, but in the meantime you can disable PA folder monitoring and it will work properly:
Good company, fast support, kudos for them. Lets hope they can fix it for other users fast too.
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Yeah now it has gotten way faster :) . And yeah their customer support is very responsive and supportive. And great security app. Hope to have PA a really swift utility app. … precisely the context menu / shell extraction.