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    • Config settings doesn't impact PA behaviour...

      pirrbe

      PA2023 Win10, (same problem with older releases but never reported)
      PA Soft is installed on partition D. (exclusive for installed progs)
      Then I created on my partition G: the folders as configured in PA Settings ‘Folders’.

      0fcf1b09-1b91-4b74-b250-f8cf908a3348-Ashampoo_Snap_maandag 20 maart 2023_11h54m34s.png

      Screenshot 2023-03-20 121152.png

      The problem : Any activity on PA is saved in these folders…
      PA ignores them and still use the default settings. Whats wrong ? Regards, Pirrbe

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    • Missing pdf markups in pdf preview

      L

      I am still using Powerarchiver 2022 and it does not show pdf markups in the preview. Is there a setting to get version 2022 to show pdf markups in the preview? If not, does this work in version 2023?

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    • Question about PA Files...

      T

      The question that I have about PA archives is what happens if say ConeXware, as a company, dies in the future? What happens to any PA files that are created today? Can these files be decompressed with a copy of a PowerArchiver that can no longer phone home to the mothership thus can’t be registered or activated?

      I mean, I can understand that new PA files wouldn’t be able to be created if the program isn’t registered but what about an un-registered copy because well, the question that I posed above?

      It’s questions like this that make me not want to store anything really valuable in PA files out of fear that I, at some point in the future, might lose access to said data inside those files. OK, 7ZIP might not be able to compress as heavily as PA but at least it’s open source and any 7ZIP files will still be able to be read and decompressed ten, twenty, or fifty years from now.

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    • Functions in Windows 11 context menu no longer work after last Windows Update

      T

      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.

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    • Multi Extract doesn't extract in parallel in Windows 11

      Z

      Is this a known problem? Is there a fix coming? This is a primary reason I buy PA.

      I’ve tried both methods I know to extract multiple zips at the same time. 1) Multi Extract feature in the GUI. 2) In Windows File Explorer, select multiple zips, right click, use PA context menu to Extract or Extract To…

      Is there a setting I missed? Or maybe it really is processing in parallel, but I can’t detect it? Nothing tells me in the Processes in Task Manager that multiple PA extracts are running. And my CPU, memory and disk resources do not look like a lot of extracts are running.

      I’m using PA 2022 Standard version 21.00.18 on Windows 11 Pro version 10.0.22621 Build 22621.

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    • Functions in Windows 11 Context Menu don't work in some directories

      P

      In the latest version of PA, on W11 (latest build/SP) when you try to use the first level context menu - NOTHING HAPPENS (particularly when you do this from Downloads or Documents folders) - however I noticed that it DOES WORK when you use the context menu from the Desktop. Going to the second level context menu does work however.

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    • PA 2023 Preview versus PA2022

      pirrbe

      Is the version Preview 2023 also considered to be tested by the testteam ? In the past we got messages in the forum for testing out version x.x, to be downloaded by fastring, or I missed the one for 2023. (I discovered 2023 on the official web…)
      CU, Pirrbe

      .

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    • Missing virtual driver in Patchbeam

      pirrbe

      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…
      Virtual driver PA 2023-01-28 152607.png
      It seems a standard problem with new releases :-)
      Can I have a link or can it be fixed. Thank you. CU later

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    • How to get a registering code?

      N

      Hi there, been a user since 13 years now and in past whenever I had a problem or question I could email, however since 3 weeks it seems like everybody is dead?

      Anyway, as kind of a last resort, I post this email a 4th time but in this forum instead now, in the hope for help:
      "This is the 3rd time I am emailing you guys as I am missing a working code for the preview of Power Archiver 2023

      Can you please help me? I am a 13 years lasting customer of yours, and I am shocked thatr for whatever reason my support tickets are ignored now, why?

      thanks in advance!
      All the best!
      Joerg"

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    • File Explorer Shell Extension crash on Junction

      W

      Re: Explorer.exe Crash on right click

      This appears to be happening again with the Power Archiver 2022 shell extensions.

      When I have Use Explorer Shell Extensions enabled in Power Archiver Configuration and right-click on c:\Users\username\Start Menu, (hidden Junction file), File Explorer crashes.

      I have version 21.00.15 (03/2022) 64-bit installed in Windows 10 Version 21H2 (Build 19044.1826).

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    • PA 21.00.18 Action / Test behaves oddly for me on .PA files

      Brian Gregory

      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!
      b) PA always says there are many errors in PA files.

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    • PA 21.00.18 testing via context menu causes extraction of files

      D

      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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    PA just crashes

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      olivers last edited by

      I have a directory with a VMWare virtual machine in it. There are four files, three of them just a few KB big, but the fourth is about 12GB. I right-click that directory and select “Compress to ZIP + Options…” from the context menu. In the options dialog, I set the ZIP format with “Super fast” compression. I set multiple disk spanning to “Custom” and enter a maximum volume size of 4500000 kBytes. No other changes to the default settings. When I hit the “Add” button to start the process, PowerArchiver crashes immediately without any further information.

      Oliver

      Update: I just tried, for the fun of it, to create the zip file without any spanning, but it doesn’t change anything. What’s wrong with wanting to compress a 12 GB file?

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      • TBGBe
        TBGBe last edited by

        @olivers:

        …In the options dialog, I set the ZIP format with “Super fast” compression. I set multiple disk spanning to “Custom” and enter a maximum volume size of 4500000 kBytes. No other changes to the default settings…

        So you did NOT activate the option “Make Large Zip File” - I would try this first.

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          olivers @TBGBe last edited by

          Whoa, now that’s a good hint :-) I didn’t notice there was such an option! I selected it now and the process seems to be running. Mea culpa…

          Now, in the hope that a programmer or similar is reading: Why on earth is there such an option? Couldn’t the program check for itself whether the size of the archive is too large for the “normal” case under 4GB? And shouldn’t there be some kind of notification, instead of the silent crash?

          Thanks a lot, Terry!

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            spwolf conexware @olivers last edited by

            Hi Terry,

            it should not crash anyway - option is there because different ZIP format is used for over 4GB files. In our future release, this option will be default because by now everyone has an archiver that can open these large files (which was not the case few years ago).

            thanks,

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            • TBGBe
              TBGBe @olivers last edited by

              @spwolf:

              Hi Terry,

              he is Oliver - I’m Terry :rolleyes:

              @olivers:

              Thanks a lot, Terry!

              You’re welcome.
              What you can do until the “future version” of PA; is create a Compression Profile for Zip format and activate this option there.

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              • TBGBe
                TBGBe @spwolf last edited by

                @spwolf:

                Hi Terry,

                it should not crash anyway - option is there because different ZIP format is used for over 4GB files. In our future release, this option will be default because by now everyone has an archiver that can open these large files (which was not the case few years ago).

                thanks,

                Rather than create a new thread :p
                Not yet the default setting in 9.5 - so can we have a hint as to which “future release” this will be in?

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                • TBGBe
                  TBGBe @TBGBe last edited by

                  Hmm, just noticed this post
                  http://www.powerarchiver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1188
                  @spwolf:

                  no, option is automatically enabled now… pa write 2.04g header if the zip being created ends up less than 4GB or 65,555 files

                  • is it a “bug” that the flag “Make Large Zip” is not activated by default in the Add screen?

                  • is it a bug that Help File still states that “If you are compressing more than 4 GB of data or 65,555 files, you must check this option.” ?

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                  • spwolf
                    spwolf conexware @TBGBe last edited by

                    @TBGBe:

                    Hmm, just noticed this post
                    http://www.powerarchiver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1188

                    • is it a “bug” that the flag “Make Large Zip” is not activated by default in the Add screen?

                    • is it a bug that Help File still states that “If you are compressing more than 4 GB of data or 65,555 files, you must check this option.” ?

                    neither, once you do clean install, this option should be set by default. In any case, Help correctly states that it needs to be checked.

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                    • TBGBe
                      TBGBe @spwolf last edited by

                      @spwolf:

                      neither, once you do clean install, this option should be set by default.

                      Well it isn’t :confused:
                      As I upgraded from BETA, I did perform a clean install - I think.
                      Uninstall BETA - reboot - delete PA folder - Install pa 9.5.
                      @spwolf:

                      In any case, Help correctly states that it needs to be checked.

                      No. if it is active by default then it does not need to be checked. In fact if the check is done by PA, it should be removed/deleted from options altogether as it no longer has any meaning.

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                      • spwolf
                        spwolf conexware @TBGBe last edited by

                        @TBGBe:

                        Well it isn’t :confused:
                        As I upgraded from BETA, I did perform a clean install - I think.
                        Uninstall BETA - reboot - delete PA folder - Install pa 9.5.

                        No. if it is active by default then it does not need to be checked. In fact if the check is done by PA, it should be removed/deleted from options altogether as it no longer has any meaning.

                        I will check it out - it is still an checkbox option, it was not moved to mandatory option, yet.

                        thanks,

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                        • spwolf
                          spwolf conexware @spwolf last edited by

                          @spwolf:

                          Hi Terry,

                          it should not crash anyway - option is there because different ZIP format is used for over 4GB files. In our future release, this option will be default because by now everyone has an archiver that can open these large files (which was not the case few years ago).

                          thanks,

                          it is now.

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                            TBGBe @spwolf last edited by

                            This is much simpler now.
                            Option flag and Help text have both been removed :D

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                              spwolf conexware @TBGBe last edited by

                              @TBGBe:

                              This is much simpler now.
                              Option flag and Help text have both been removed :D

                              indeed :-)

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