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PA 2023 22.00.08
Long time no seeing. So I start up the new year with a first problem : the virtual driver cannot be installed. Reason : it is missing in the Fast Ring PatchBeam Update Service…
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It seems a standard problem with new releases :-)
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When the function for testing archives is invoked via the shell context menu (PowerArchiver > Test) then all the files in the archive get extracted to the current folder.
The test dialog reports as many errors as there are files in the archive but it fails to give any hint as to which files are supposed to be erroneous or what the nature of the problem might be. Comparing the extracted files to the originals shows no differences at all.
The .7z in question was produced with maximised compression settings in 7zip (taking forever but resulting in smaller archives than .7z produced by PowerArchiver with maximised settings). Therefore I wanted to see whether PowerArchiver can at least test .7z that it produced itself. Hence I had PowerArchiver convert a .pa with the same contents to .7z. There weren’t any errors reported but the resulting .7z contained fewer than half of the files contained in the .pa (137 of 366), so I scratched that test.
Performance is abysmal when testing via the context menu (e.g. almost 2 minutes for testing a .7z that 7zip tests in 4 seconds), but that is most likely due to the fact that the extracted files are written to disk. Testing the same .7z in the PowerArchiver GUI takes only 8 seconds but causes the mysterious appearance of a UAC dialog, as reported elsewhere.
The testing function is vital because PowerArchiver has a history of producing archives that it cannot unpack without errors or that do not conform to the respective file format standards (e.g. ZIP) so that other programs report them as erroneous.
The point of creating archives is that the files in them will most likely have to be extracted at some point. If the extraction cannot be guaranteed to produce correct results then the whole program is absolutely pointless. Actually, worse than pointless - it causes data loss and hence damage.
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In PowerArchiver 2023 22.00.06 configuration, the option labelled “Start PowerArchiver 2023 Starter when my computer starts” seems to be redundant.
I am only allowed to change this option when PA Starter is disabled, and then it seems to be ignored.
When I enable PA Starter this option is forced to the enabled state.
I think it’d be good to remove “Start PowerArchiver 2023 Starter when my computer starts” completely. I’ve always found it confusing having both options.
Added later: However i don’t particularly want to use queue but I do like having the PAStarter icon in my tray area.
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W10 Pro 22H2 - 64 -bit
PA 22.00.06 (PA 2023)
It has been the case with previous versions of PowerArchiver, but I had hoped that the latest might behave differently. Not so, I’m afraid.
I have, for various obscure reasons, created a few .pa archives, mainly in the hope that they will save me some more space. From time to time, I use the “Test” option to check that important archives are OK and uncorrupted.
With every .pa archive I’ve tested, the process runs through OK but then reports that there are errors. This is always the number of files in the archive e.g. if 11 files, then 11 errors reported.
In the .pa, I can:-
preview the files (usually PDF) extract some or all files and look at or use them convert the .pa to a .zip or .zipx archive, which then works fine and tests without errorsIs it the case that the Test routine isn’t designed for .pa archives, or is there another reason? Although the .pa seems to function properly, despite the test reporting errors, I would like to be sure that every .pa is OK and not “broken”.
Some of the .pas are quite old and produced with earlier PA versions (they are truly “archives”). If I extract all the files in the old .pa, create a new, fresh .pa and add back the files to that, then test the new, no errors (at least in the .pa I’ve tried this on) are reported. This would suggest a mismatch between old .pas and newer versions of PA itself.
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PA 21.00.18 running on Windows 7 64 bit.
I made a big .PA file and thought I’d check it was made correctly with Menu / Actions / Test.
Discovered:
a) PA always issues a UAC prompt to do this!
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See the, supposedly, blank space where the green box is? It’s like that in Modern Light theme too. I can toggle it, but it’s missing text or shouldn’t be there I guess?
Thanks :)
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Please let us know here if you have Mac and can test latest builds.Features implemented:
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To start testing, please sign up here in this thread, and we will send you latest build.
thank you!
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For some reason, the PowerArchiver functions in the Windows 11 context menu no longer work after the last Windows Update. Only the functions in the classic context menu function as they should.
I’ve tried uninstalling PowerArchiver and using RevoUninstaller to remove all bits and pieces that were left behind and did a clean install of PowerArchiver, it didn’t fix the issue. Other items in the Windows 11 context menu work.
SOLVED ftp issues
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I’m using the FTP portion of PA (18.00.37) and even after setting up a profile with username and password, the username-password will not populate the appropriate boxes. Is this behaviour expected?
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@spwolf After setting up an FTP profile and selection the FTP tab (v38), The profile auto populates and I can login with no issues. I’ll test the FTP transfer issue later today. Thanks for the super quick fix!
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@skypx restart pa, any better? I was testing it last few days and wrote in some interface annoyances but not that.
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No it’s definitely not working as it should. + I just tried downloading a folder from my FTP server, and it just stopped at about 5%. No error message. I checked task manager (Ethernet tab) to verify it stopped downloading, and sure enough it did.
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@spwolf restarted PA a bunch of times as well.
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@skypx said in Am I missing something?:
No it’s definitely not working as it should. + I just tried downloading a folder from my FTP server, and it just stopped at about 5%. No error message. I checked task manager (Ethernet tab) to verify it stopped downloading, and sure enough it did.
those are two separate problems, so if you can figure out more info about either one of them, let us know.
Any other annoyances with ftp, also write it down, we currently have around 10 smaller issues to solve for next build.
thanks!
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@skypx Check this version out:
https://powerarchiver.cachefly.net/2018/powarc180038.exeLets see whats cooking!
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@spwolf v38 ? this link offers v37 …
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@pirrbe said in ftp issues:
@spwolf v38 ? this link offers v37 …
Did it say. 37 in about? No worries, it is. 38.
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@spwolf sorry, not so sure about : dl file downloaded is titled v37 =35.8mb what is indeed equal to the v37 previous downloads. On the dl page RC1 is announced v37= 36.6 MB… and install is v37
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@pirrbe @spwolf I just downloaded 180038 from the link provided. I’m pretty sure its .37 after looking at the digital signature.
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@spwolf said in ftp issues:
@skypx Check this version out:
https://powerarchiver.cachefly.net/2018/powarc180038.exeLets see whats cooking!
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@spwolf still link to PA website with dl of v37… (win10 Firefox)
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@spwolf After setting up an FTP profile and selection the FTP tab (v38), The profile auto populates and I can login with no issues. I’ll test the FTP transfer issue later today. Thanks for the super quick fix!
ASUS Crosshair VII Hero
AMD Ryzen 9 5700X
T-Force DDR4 3600 32GB
Samsung 970 EVO 2TB
GTX 3080ti
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@pirrbe said in ftp issues:
@spwolf still link to PA website with dl of v37… (win10 Firefox)
trying adding ?3223 to the link to workaround cache maybe? It should work. Thanks.
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@skypx said in ftp issues:
@spwolf After setting up an FTP profile and selection the FTP tab (v38), The profile auto populates and I can login with no issues. I’ll test the FTP transfer issue later today. Thanks for the super quick fix!
we still have few ftp buggies to work out next week but it is working better now.
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@spwolf I switched from Firefox to WinEdge and finally got the v38.
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