Powerarchiver is dead no updates to fix bugs no new features, no communication and errors in program update system with scripting errors. Duplicate context menus windows 11 no fixes no updates
I declare that this is the last version.
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Yes, that’s correct. UltimateZip was indeed a product of the same company that developed PowerArchiver, and it was essentially a rebranded version of PowerArchiver. It was discontinued and replaced by PowerArchiver.
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).
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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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?
Unsolved PA 19.00.43...47 stops me moving .tar.xz, .tar.gz, .7z and .iso files.
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PA 19.00.43 stops me moving .tar.xz files.
They have to stay in my download directory (or wherever they are) until I uninstall PA!
(I’m running Windows 7 x64)
Later: Found out that if I wait some minutes (around 5 mins I think) after opening source folder PA eventually releases the file and it can be moved.
Later still: Seems to have stopped doing it now?!
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Still happening in .44
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Getting same problem with .7z files too.
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Tested by creating a tar.xz archive in the Downloads directory and was able to successfully move it to another folder.
Should we test another way so that we may reproduce this? Please let us know.
Also please send over your settings to support, we’ll import those as well as there maybe a setting that causes it.Thanks for letting us know.
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@Mili Maybe it’s Windows 7 and/or 64 bit specific. I think refreshing the explorer window that shows the file makes it do it (again?). It may be Windows 7 and/or 64 bit specific.
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@Mili Are you still unable to reproduce this?
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Same problem wirh .iso files too.
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Any news about fixing this? It can be really annoying.
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Hey, sorry for the delay.
No luck reproducing so far, gonna give it another go and report back -
Funny… Isn’t the virus scanner locking the file? I tried everything to reproduce, but no luck. Any change you can use a locking tool to see what process is locking the file?
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@guido said in PA 19.00.43...47 stops me moving .tar.xz, .tar.gz, .7z and .iso files.:
Funny… Isn’t the virus scanner locking the file? I tried everything to reproduce, but no luck. Any change you can use a locking tool to see what process is locking the file?
It says they’re locked by SearchProtocolHost.exe.
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@Brian-Gregory SearchProtocolHost.exe is part of windows and generates indexes for faster search. As a test, you could disable the index for the downloads folder. Turn of the checkmark below and try again.
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I’m using Windows 7.
Well I changed some settings to tell it not to try and index the conetnts of the file types I was having a problem with and re-make the index and so far so good.
I was waiting for the complete index to be rebuilt but it’s taking days!
But it looks like that’s cured the problem.
Thank you.
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Well that’s just typical.
As soon as I say it seems to be fixed it does it again.But this this time ProcessExplorer says no process has locked the file!
But it won’t move in to the recycle bin!
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I hate Windoze SO MUCH at the moment.
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@Brian-Gregory said in PA 19.00.43...47 stops me moving .tar.xz, .tar.gz, .7z and .iso files.:
Well that’s just typical.
As soon as I say it seems to be fixed it does it again.But this this time ProcessExplorer says no process has locked the file!
But it won’t move in to the recycle bin!
WTF?What if, at that point, you restart the computer? Is it still locked after trying to delete it immediately after restarting?
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@Mili said in PA 19.00.43...47 stops me moving .tar.xz, .tar.gz, .7z and .iso files.:
@Brian-Gregory said in PA 19.00.43...47 stops me moving .tar.xz, .tar.gz, .7z and .iso files.:
Well that’s just typical.
As soon as I say it seems to be fixed it does it again.But this this time ProcessExplorer says no process has locked the file!
But it won’t move in to the recycle bin!
WTF?What if, at that point, you restart the computer? Is it still locked after trying to delete it immediately after restarting?
Yes restarting fixes it. Also waiting a few minutes fixes it. Plus it doesn’t do it anywhere near as often at the moment but I don’t know if that’s because of the settings I changed or because it still rebuilding the indexes. The process that builds the indexes seems to be fixed to use about 25% of one thread and produces only the tiniest barely visable flickers in the hard drive activety light. :(
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I’m trying running with the Indexing Service disabled on both my PCs now because it’s useless and just sticks on certain files which there is no easy way to identify.
I don’t think I’m going to miss it because I already tend to use WHERE /r from the command line to find files since it usually gets results much quicker anyway.
