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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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Dear @Alpha-Testers and all of our users,
time has come for testing of PowerArchiver and PACL for macOS.
Please let us know here if you have Mac and can test latest builds.Features implemented:
PowerArchiver 2020 - tabbing, opening, extracting, adding, testing, favorite folders, support for multiple languages, opening via Finder, explorer mode, installer.
PACL 10 - support for most formats and features in Windows version.Upcoming: Tools such as archive converter, batch zip, multi-extract.
To start testing, please sign up here in this thread, and we will send you latest build.
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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 Folder navigation not working correct in archive view
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Hi, I’m using the explorer view with folders in archive mode.
The problem is, that the folder navigation is only working with the first archive tab. If I open a second one, the folder pane gets blank instead of showing a new folder navigation:
Version: PowerArchiver 18.00.53 x64
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@BigMike here is the update, it is on fast ring now:
https://forums.powerarchiver.com/topic/5970/fast-ring-powerarchiver-2018-18-00-50-53-56Please check it out and let us know. Thank you!
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@bigmike i figured it out, it happens when you close empty new archive tab… wrote it in, thanks!
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@BigMike here is the update, it is on fast ring now:
https://forums.powerarchiver.com/topic/5970/fast-ring-powerarchiver-2018-18-00-50-53-56Please check it out and let us know. Thank you!
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Hi,
my problem isn’t fixed in the new build:
- Open PowerArchiver
- In Archive view, navigate to an archive and open it
- The folder pane shows the archive folder structure
- Click on “(+)”
- The folder pane goes blank instead of showing the complete folder tree
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@bigmike said in Folder navigation not working correct in archive view:
Hi,
my problem isn’t fixed in the new build:
- Open PowerArchiver
- In Archive view, navigate to an archive and open it
- The folder pane shows the archive folder structure
- Click on “(+)”
- The folder pane goes blank instead of showing the complete folder tree
@BigMike When you click on +, you open new empty tab. It has no archive open, so it has nothing in the folder panel? It cant show anything there if there is no archive open there?
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Hi,
when I open up PowerArchiver,- no archive is open
- in the folder panel, the top element is “Desktop” and I see the standard Windows elements “My Profile, My PC, Libraries…” and can browse my computer
- when I browse to an archive and double click on it, the folder pane switsches to the archive context, the top element is “Archive name”
- I thought if I click on the “(+)” and a new empty “(No Archive)” tab opens, the folder pane will switch back to the PC context with “Desktop” as top element (as no archive is open in this tab), instead it gets empty and shows only an archive icon
By the way I just realized,
- open up PowerArchiver
- click the (+) tab, while no archive is open in the first tab
- the folder area will be empty and therefore useless regardless which tab is active
- diasabling and reenabling folder pane will restore the “PC view”, but navigation only works for the first tab, the second tab stays empty while I navigate in the folder pane.
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Yes, I’ve known about this ever since the very beginning of 2018.
Funny thing is closing the new tab and BAM it’s the way it should be LOL
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@bigmike said in Folder navigation not working correct in archive view:
Hi,
when I open up PowerArchiver,- no archive is open
- in the folder panel, the top element is “Desktop” and I see the standard Windows elements “My Profile, My PC, Libraries…” and can browse my computer
- when I browse to an archive and double click on it, the folder pane switsches to the archive context, the top element is “Archive name”
- I thought if I click on the “(+)” and a new empty “(No Archive)” tab opens, the folder pane will switch back to the PC context with “Desktop” as top element (as no archive is open in this tab), instead it gets empty and shows only an archive icon
By the way I just realized,
- open up PowerArchiver
- click the (+) tab, while no archive is open in the first tab
- the folder area will be empty and therefore useless regardless which tab is active
- diasabling and reenabling folder pane will restore the “PC view”, but navigation only works for the first tab, the second tab stays empty while I navigate in the folder pane.
Oh, now I understand - you want to browse the disk in explorer mode in other tab.
We never meant it to be used that way, since there is Explorer mode with 2 panels and it seems to be perfect for exactly that.
But it certainly can be added to next more major release… I will write it up now.
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@BigMike @ckit we will just make it so it opens up archive in new tab and changes focus to that one… while explorer view stays in main tab. Works?
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Please make sure that those of us who never want to browse the file system (only archives) in PowerArchiver can still work the way we want. (‘Use Explorer Only Inside Archive’ switched on)
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@brian-gregory said in Folder navigation not working correct in archive view:
Please make sure that those of us who never want to browse the file system (only archives) in PowerArchiver can still work the way we want. (‘Use Explorer Only Inside Archive’ switched on)
yes, this is given of course.
Whole problem here comes from our main idea that people who want explorer hdd browsing, will use explorer mode with dual panels… of course, not everyone does, so next solution will work fine for everyone :)
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@spwolf said in Folder navigation not working correct in archive view:
@BigMike @ckit we will just make it so it opens up archive in new tab and changes focus to that one… while explorer view stays in main tab. Works?
Actually, I don’t think, this is what I like to have…
My Explorer Mode has a folder pane, which is fixed to my “PC view”, I can’t browse an archive’s folder structure.My Archive Mode has a hybrid folder pane: If I open an archive, I’ll be able to browse the archive’s folders. If no archive is open, I’ll be able to browse my pc.
Depending on my tasks and the archive’s structure I’m using different modes and like them as they are now.
If, in archive view, you open up a new tab, but the folder pane stays connected to the first pane, you won’t be able to browse the archive’s folder structure anymore - as @Brian-Gregory states.
Actually, I really like the current behavior when switching from Explorer Mode to Archive Mode: I get the archive in a tab and the folder pane in Archive Mode refers to the archive. This probably won’t work if you fix the folder pane in Archive Mode to a “My PC view”?
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@bigmike said in Folder navigation not working correct in archive view:
@spwolf said in Folder navigation not working correct in archive view:
@BigMike @ckit we will just make it so it opens up archive in new tab and changes focus to that one… while explorer view stays in main tab. Works?
Actually, I don’t think, this is what I like to have…
My Explorer Mode has a folder pane, which is fixed to my “PC view”, I can’t browse an archive’s folder structure.My Archive Mode has a hybrid folder pane: If I open an archive, I’ll be able to browse the archive’s folders. If no archive is open, I’ll be able to browse my pc.
Depending on my tasks and the archive’s structure I’m using different modes and like them as they are now.
If, in archive view, you open up a new tab, but the folder pane stays connected to the first pane, you won’t be able to browse the archive’s folder structure anymore - as @Brian-Gregory states.
Actually, I really like the current behavior when switching from Explorer Mode to Archive Mode: I get the archive in a tab and the folder pane in Archive Mode refers to the archive. This probably won’t work if you fix the folder pane in Archive Mode to a “My PC view”?
It will work as you want, plus you will always be able to use explorer hdd view in archive mode.
Folder panel is always related to the tab you are focused on.
So in archive mode with explorer hdd browsing, you will get first tab always being explorer disk browse (if you have unchecked use only in archives) , and then all archives will open in 2,3,4th, etc tabs… and when you click on tab with archive, folder panel will show folders in archive.
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This sounds really good :)
