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PA 2023 22.00.08
Long time no seeing. So I start up the new year with a first problem : the virtual driver cannot be installed. Reason : it is missing in the Fast Ring PatchBeam Update Service…
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It seems a standard problem with new releases :-)
Can I have a link or can it be fixed. Thank you. CU later -
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.
thank you!
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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.
Fast Ring: PowerArchiver 2021 20.00.53
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New version:
20.00.53Download:
https://powerarchiver.cachefly.net/2021/powarc200053.exeRelease Notes - PowerArchiver - Version 20.00.53
** Improvement
* [PA-2735] - change zip:deflate:normal settings
* [PA-2768] - show progress window buttons only when fully skinned
* [PA-2769] - enable disableaero for ribbon
* [PA-2770] - lablel shows while loading pbs** Bug
* [PA-2727] - Adding files to Tar.GZ archives deletes Tar.GZ file
* [PA-2734] - shell extensions crash
* [PA-2740] - AV error when extracting
* [PA-2742] - Dark Ribbon interface shows text preview incorrectly
* [PA-2744] - various issues with white theme
* [PA-2747] - dark mode: encrypt window issues
* [PA-2749] - burner: no dark mode when called from PA
* [PA-2751] - ftp: small issue in dark mode
* [PA-2756] - dark skin bg icon white
* [PA-2759] - Right click D&D extract to C: root drive omits first letter of archive
* [PA-2761] - preview window white
* [PA-2762] - Cloud folder tree not saved/does not show after PA restart
* [PA-2763] - FIPS checkmark out of place in encryption tool
* [PA-2764] - Cannot access Skins section in config
* [PA-2765] - Cannot encrypt archive with folder inside with new encrypt tool
* [PA-2766] - Optimize archive after Removing Encryption add encryption- Lots of small updates to make everything look nicer and run smoother. @Alpha-Testers
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@spwolf Thanks Buddy!
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@spwolf, in the cloud section, the local folder tree is also not saved / does not show after PA restart.
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The cloud thing in PA has NEVER made any sense to me.
It either isn’t finished or it’s the most totally unintuitive, baffling even, thing I’ve ever seen.
I just press New and it chooses DropBox for me with no way to change it!! But I no longer use DropBox, only Google Drive. -
@Brian-Gregory said in Fast Ring: PowerArchiver 2021 20.00.53:
The cloud thing in PA has NEVER made any sense to me.
It either isn’t finished or it’s the most totally unintuitive, baffling even, thing I’ve ever seen.
I just press New and it chooses DropBox for me with no way to change it!! But I no longer use DropBox, only Google Drive.where did you try to create new one?
@Brian-Gregory said in Fast Ring: PowerArchiver 2021 20.00.53:
The cloud thing in PA has NEVER made any sense to me.
It either isn’t finished or it’s the most totally unintuitive, baffling even, thing I’ve ever seen.
I just press New and it chooses DropBox for me with no way to change it!! But I no longer use DropBox, only Google Drive. -
@spwolf Ah. I’ll try that. I was doing File / Clouds / Configure clouds.
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I’m getting really bizarre results with PA 20.00.53 extracting this rar file by drag and drop into the root of a USB flash drive (using extract here).
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@Brian-Gregory said in Fast Ring: PowerArchiver 2021 20.00.53:
I’m getting really bizarre results with PA 20.00.53 extracting this rar file by drag and drop into the root of a USB flash drive (using extract here).
The directory structure is really weirdly mangled.thanks, seems to work fine from main PA.
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@Brian-Gregory I can successfully connect to OneDrive in Windows XP. However, I can’t connect to GoogleDrive. In the Authorize dialog box, I see a message:
Failed to log in.
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Just installed this version, I am using DisplayFusion with a DF Taskbar at the top on my second monitor, PA opened full screen underneath the toolbar. When I moved the window to monitor one, with the Windows 10 Taskbar at the top of the screen, PA was still taking over the whole screen and under the Taskbar.
Maximizing PA caused it to properly not take the whole screen but rather fit under the Taskbar in the client area.
Also, there is no standard Windows System Menu (Alt-Space) to make Maximize/Restore/etc. possible when the window is misdrawn.
Opening Configuration takes a very long time, and the main window appears to be responsive but isn’t really available while waiting for Configuration to show up.
Also, picking SmartAI | Configure SmartAI brought up the Configuration dialog behind the main window which makes the main window stop responding, and Alt-Tabbing away and back just causes the Options window to show up behind again. Always on Top may be enabled, I can’t tell because clicking it turned it bright blue, then it went dark blue, and clicking it won’t cause it to go back to dark gray.
Pressing ESC closed the Configuration dialog and then clicking Always on Top turned it back to dark gray.
When the Main window is fullscreen (but not maximized), the lower right corner double arrow (is it really necessary to avoid all Windows standards and make up your own controls?) does nothing - dragging it or any window sides will not resize the window even though it is not maximized.
Clicking the Applications button at the upper left opens the vertical icons bar to show the application names associated with each icon (like Windows Start Menu). Clicking the button again causes the expanded names area to close, open again and then close again (!).
This is way less tested than I expected.
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@wilsonp And you’re blaming PowerArchiver rather than Display Fusion why exactly?
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@Brian-Gregory Because additional taskbars on screens are a fully supported Windows feature (since at least Windows 7) and there is a standard Windows API for creating them and having them managed. All other programs have no trouble understanding that there is a taskbar at the top of the second monitor.
Also, I disabled the DF secondary Taskbar and enabled the stock Windows 10 second Taskbar. When I opened PA it came up (with the nag screen behind the main screen!) it was maximized from when I closed it. When I clicked the max button to restore, it took over the whole screen over top of the Windows 10 standard Taskbar on the top of the screen.
Once PA is sized to the client size it no longer displays this behavior - it appears to have just happened on install.
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Having one issue with the RC1 - when extracting a zip file using drag and drop to a network share, it prompts for UAC - which I allow - and prompts again, and then keeps on flashing up but not extracting anything - and there is now way to close it down other than logging off/shutting down. Seems like the UAC handling is broken at present. This is not an issue with the current production version, where I use this a lot of the time.
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Another issue found: I have compress to ZIP and compress to ZIPX setup on the context menu. If I do a compress to ZIP it is actually compressing to ZIPX :-(
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@TheAndyMac said in Fast Ring: PowerArchiver 2021 20.00.53:
Another issue found: I have compress to ZIP and compress to ZIPX setup on the context menu. If I do a compress to ZIP it is actually compressing to ZIPX :-(
here is the setting change needed:
change it back to Deflate and it will be fine… Thanks!
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@TheAndyMac said in Fast Ring: PowerArchiver 2021 20.00.53:
Having one issue with the RC1 - when extracting a zip file using drag and drop to a network share, it prompts for UAC - which I allow - and prompts again, and then keeps on flashing up but not extracting anything - and there is now way to close it down other than logging off/shutting down. Seems like the UAC handling is broken at present. This is not an issue with the current production version, where I use this a lot of the time.
@Mili will take a look at this!
