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?
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.
Bug: double folder when file unzipped
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Hello,
My problem is better understood if you read this example done with PowerArchiver (last version) :
I have a root folder (C:\A) named “A” which contains 2 files : “1.htm” and “2.htm”
I zip this “A” folder. It is named “A.zip”.
I erase the folder “A”.
Then I unzip the file “A.zip”. So it creates a folder named “A”.
Until here no problem!But if I open the “A” folder, I have another “A” folder inside!!
Then in order to find the files : “1.htm” and “2.htm”, I have to open again the new “A” folder!I have :
C:\A\A\1.htm
C:\A\A\2.htmWhereas I should have :
C:\A\1.htm
C:\A\2.htmUntil today I thought “whatever” until I realized that I cannot make a keyword search by using the freeware Wilbur http://wilbur.redtree.com/ (I am sure it is not a bug from its part as zip files were working fine before!) inside the “A.zip” file! And that is a big problem for me!
In fact, I assume that the bug is created when I zip the folder.
I have older zip files on my computer. And when I unzip them, there are no problems. So I have this bug only when I create a zip file and try to unzip it.I have also noticed something strange (hope this helps):
Example :
I use a right click and select PowerAchiver to zip the C:\A folder.
I have C:\A.zip
I delete C:\A
I copy C:\A.zip and paste is on C:
So I have “C:\A.zip” and “copy of A.zip”.
then I try to unzip with a right click on PowerArchiver :
And I have the following result :C:\copy of A\A\1.htm
C:\copy of A\A\2.htmNotice that I don’t have : C:\copy of A*copy of A*\1.htm !!
I have already tried without success :
regsvr32 /u %windir%\system32\zipfldr.dll
and regsvr32 /u %windir%\system32\cabview.dll and restart windows.I also use the freeware Rip-zip (warning! I assume that it is this freeware that may causes the bug with PowerArchiver but alas I cannot confirm! It would be great if somebody could! http://harmware.com/ripzip.htm).
I have tried to install/uninstall PowerArchiver and Rip-zip. But the bug is still here.Any help would be welcomed ;-)
Many thanks in advance,
Lip
XpSp1 (windows update ok)
Note: zip files searches was working fine 3 weeks ago on my computer. -
Are you using Extract to filename/ ?
If so, PA will create initial folder based on filename! Instead you should use Extract Here, and then you would get only whatever path is in the ZIP file.I hope that helps. Otherwise, check whats the path inside of zip archive, since that is what PowerArchiver will use as path for files, if you use extract here feature.
thanks,
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Are you using Extract to filename/ ?
If so, PA will create initial folder based on filename! Instead you should use Extract Here, and then you would get only whatever path is in the ZIP file.Yes if I use “extract here” it works : I have :
C:\A\1.htm
C:\A\2.htm
But alas if I use an older zip file I have to use “Extract to filemame” for having the same result! So I still think it is a bug!I hope that helps. Otherwise, check whats the path inside of zip archive, since that is what PowerArchiver will use as path for files, if you use extract here feature.
I have checked the path shown inside the zip file : it is the correct one C:\a.zip but when I unzip I still have 2 folders!
Any other idea ?
Many thanks in advance,
Lip -
It is not an bug, you can chose how do you want to extract these files, to the separate folder based on the filename or to the same folder.
So if you use:
- “extract to filename/” - it will extract all the files from the archive in the folder based on the filename (destination folder)
- “extract here” - it will extract all of the files from the archive to the current folder.
If you have path already set in the zip file, that means that PowerArchiver will correctly create another folder in the destination folder.
You can also choose if you want relative path folder saved fully or not, by using “normal relative path”, I am assuming that you have checked that and now relative path is getting stored properly, and extract to filename/ doesnt work as before. You can always uncheck this option in Config> Misc and you will have it working as before, with only partial sorting of relative path.
Whole point of PowerArchiver’s default relative path option, as used in all versions of PA, is that you can select an folder, compress it with shell extensions and simply then use extract to filename/ to recreate exactly the same folder structure.
If you check “use normal path…” option in Config, then this will not work anymore as it did before, and you will have the problem of double folders. But this is not an bug, simply an way you chose PowerArchiver to save path info and to extract files.thanks,
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spwolf,
I have tried again to uninstall Powerarchiver and Ripzip.
As it kept an icon for Powerarchiver, I activated the zip folder of xp and reassociate zip file with it. Then, desactivated the zip folder of xp. And it worked as there were no more icons with zip files.
Then, I have installed Powerarchiver again.
And all seems to work fine now! ;-) No bug anymore and no need to change settings in Powerarchiver.For the little story, I still think I had a bug with zip files (no offense intented, but maybe you have not followed the instructions of my example?). Alas I cannot confirm what caused it. ;-(
So if I have the same bug again I will anwser again to this message.Thanks again,
Lip -
Hi,
I am glad you have resolved it. Let us know if you have any other issues.
thanks!