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.
Powerarchiver Backup Express Lite
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I have a backup script that I run every evening and so far I have never ever had a problem.
Today I Installed the latest build PowerArchiver 9.20.07 and now my backup no longer works.
It gets as far as preparing files to compress then shuts down with an error.
PowerArchiver 2004 has encountered a problem and needs to close.
We are sorry for the inconvenience.Thinking that maybe my backup had somehow become corrupted I made a new one. But this resulted in the same error.
Have gone back to PA 9.11.01 and everything works again.
Help would be appreciated as I do like to keep on top of my backups.
System Spec
XP Home SP2
All security updates
512MB of RAM
NVidia GeForce4 440 Go64MB
4-M CPU 2.00GHzLuxor
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have you tied creating a new scrip to see if its a problem with the script opr pa
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Please give us more info about the pbs script - you can send it to us at supportRMVME@conexware.com so we can check it out.
There were quite few changes behind the scenes for 9.2, which is why it was in beta testing for an month and nobody reported anything such as that so please send us that pbs so we can test it out.
thanks,
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have you tied creating a new scrip to see if its a problem with the script opr pa
I guess you missed this part of my post.
Thinking that maybe my backup had somehow become corrupted I made a new one. But this resulted in the same error.
Luxor
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Spywolf the pbs is on it`s way.
Luxor
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i have tested the backup pbs scripts and they woirk with zip files is can u give up the path and what is in your filkes AND NAMES AND ZIZES OF THEM .
Also can u let us know whether u are logged in as administator?
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Path C:\Backup
Archive Contents
Name: backup_09032005.zip
Size: 67,735Kb
Decompressed Size: 138,069Kb
3,065 files in archive:Far too many to name and as for sizes I would be here forever.
Logged in as administrator.
Further testing shows that if I create a backup consisting only of folders everything works as it should. However if I add a single file then PA crashes.
Information has been sent to support.
Thanks for your input, it`s appreciated. :)
Luxor
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Just a heads up guys.
I have downloaded and installed the latest build version 9.21.00 and I am pleased to inform you that my backup scripts work once again.
Don
t know what you changed but I
m glad you changed it. :DLuxor
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where is 9.21 ???
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Just a heads up guys.
I have downloaded and installed the latest build version 9.21.00 and I am pleased to inform you that my backup scripts work once again.
Don
t know what you changed but I
m glad you changed it. :DLuxor
We had one patient tester who replied to all 55 emails we sent :-).
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alpha testres should have been sent it. It looks ok as a quick look but still needs work where can we report 9.21 bugs?
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alpha testres should have been sent it. It looks ok as a quick look but still needs work where can we report 9.21 bugs?
:confused: In this forum - where else :confused:
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Don’t know if I should have started a new thread or not.
But I’m sorry to report that this problem has reappeared with the latest beta v9.50.20 :(
Tried creating new backup script.
Comprising folders only and all was fine. Comprising files only, again all was fine. But make a script comprising folders and files and PA exits.
Have to go back to last version once again.
Luxor
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Don’t know if I should have started a new thread or not.
But I’m sorry to report that this problem has reappeared with the latest beta v9.50.20 :(
Tried creating new backup script.
Comprising folders only and all was fine. Comprising files only, again all was fine. But make a script comprising folders and files and PA exits.
Have to go back to last version once again.
Luxor
eh, thats what happens when you develop several versions next to each other. Thanks for letting us know.
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Check it out with beta 2 when it comes out.
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Fixed in PA 2006 9.5 Beta 2
Well done guys. :D
Luxor
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