In the options I can select a negative length for passwords by clicking on the down arrow. The minimal length should be 0.

@BigMike Please check in latest build: https://powerarchiver.cachefly.net/2018/powarc180047.exe

I can confirm, that it’s working as expected now :-)

PowerArchiver Forums

updates

anything planned for the future or is this software just dead now?

Tech Support 24 days ago

News/Update on PowerArchiver/Connexion in 2024

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).

Tech Support Feb 27, 2025, 2:18 PM

BETA PowerArchive 22.00.11 - Windows 11 Context Menu duplicated/additional tier

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

Tech Support Jan 19, 2025, 8:56 AM

No Icons for SFX-Archives

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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Tech Support Oct 23, 2024, 5:19 PM

Zip extraction from windows 11 by windows

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?

Tech Support Oct 21, 2024, 7:18 AM

Installer problem

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

Tech Support Oct 14, 2024, 6:37 AM

Button alignment. About window.

Buttons are not properly aligned on About screen.
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Tech Support Oct 7, 2024, 12:10 PM

Button alignment on config window.

Buttons not aligned on configuration window.
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Tech Support Oct 7, 2024, 12:09 PM

BETA: PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.00.10

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!

Tech Support Oct 7, 2024, 9:33 AM

BETA: PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.00.11

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!

Tech Support Oct 7, 2024, 9:32 AM

Missing Icons

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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Tech Support Sep 21, 2024, 10:33 AM

THE SSL CERTIFICATE FOR *.POWERARCHIVER.COM HAS EXPIRED.

@spwolf @Mili THE SSL CERTIFICATE FOR *.POWERARCHIVER.COM HAS EXPIRED.

Tech Support Aug 14, 2024, 2:49 PM

PA2023 22.00.09 trying to delete a directory from a tar file.

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.

Tech Support Jul 8, 2024, 9:51 PM

PA 2023: No portable version?

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!

Tech Support Jul 5, 2024, 5:04 PM

PA2023: Portable version missing?

Hello!
Is there currently no portable version of PA2023 available?
(When) do you plan to release one?
Thanks!

Tech Support Jul 2, 2024, 7:09 AM

2024

Will you be releasing 2024 soon?

Tech Support Jul 2, 2024, 7:07 AM

PA 2023 Toolbox - 22.00.09 - Remove archive encryption

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?

Tech Support Feb 17, 2024, 10:53 AM

Bug extracting from ZIP etc using Extract here with PA 22.00.09

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.

Tech Support Dec 9, 2023, 3:02 PM

Updates

Any updates going to happen for the bugs reported?

Tech Support Dec 1, 2023, 8:24 AM

Solved Password policy: Negative length