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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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    • Start PowerArchiver 2023 Starter when my computer starts

      Brian Gregory

      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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    • Testing .pa archives

      PA_Fan

      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 errors

      Is 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 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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    • Small UI / Theme bug in 2023

      Z

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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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    • PowerArchiver and PACL for macOS

      spwolf

      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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    • 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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    [Bug] Missing Unicode support?

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      I created a 7z archive with an arabic filename which is correctly displayed in the explorer view (and in the file open dialog box) but if I try to open it PA only shows a filename with questions marks without the archive content.

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        spwolf conexware last edited by

        @postman:

        I created a 7z archive with an arabic filename which is correctly displayed in the explorer view (and in the file open dialog box) but if I try to open it PA only shows a filename with questions marks without the archive content.

        PowerArchiver currently does not support unicode archive names, you would have to include non unicode support in Windows for that archive to work, while unicode filenames in the archive are properly supported since version 9.0 in both 7zip and RAR (which are two formats in PA that currently support UNICODE).

        thanks,

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          mj0hnson @spwolf last edited by

          If you use the context menu’s “Extract…” in WinRAR, this archive will extract correctly.
          It you use the context menu’s “Extract…” in PA9, it will not extract correctly.
          You “can” extract the files by going into PA9, selecting them all and choosing Extract but the context menu should work as well as it does in WinRAR.

          Thanks.
          attachment_p_462_0_badextractto.rar

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          • ivan
            ivan conexware @mj0hnson last edited by

            Thanks!

            The issue with specific archives and extracting from shell extension will be fixed in next release!

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            • spwolf
              spwolf conexware @ivan last edited by

              Hi,

              here is the latest TEST version, 9.00.34 with fix for this bug. Please let us know if it fixes the issue and if you notice anything else at all. You can install this version over the last one and restart your computer.

              Download TEST version 9.00.34:
              http://www.powerarchiver.com/test/powarc90034.exe

              thank you!

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                mj0hnson @spwolf last edited by

                Thanks for addressing this issue.

                Here are the current results with your newset version…

                Using the test archive in my previous post, the folder/file structure should be:

                
                [b]BadExtractTo[/b]
                  ??????.txt
                  ??????.txt
                  ??????.txt
                  [b]exefile[/b]
                    NOTEPAD.EXE
                  [b]textfile[/b]
                    ??????.txt 
                
                

                The first part of the current issue is that a dialog box appears regardless of which shell “Extract” function is used which will ask “Confirm overwrite?” for the other two text files which share the root folder. If you choose no for both confirmations, only the first file in the root folder gets created. If you choose yes for both, all three files get created.

                The second issue is when you choose the “Extract To <foldername>” shell function. It not only creates the proper folder/file structure, but also creates a duplicate “textfile” folder outside that structure as well.

                Thanks.</foldername>

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                • ivan
                  ivan conexware @mj0hnson last edited by

                  Hello!

                  The second issue with duplicate “textfile” folder in archive’s folder will be fixed in next version.

                  The issue with overwrite dialog will not be fixed because currently our overwrite dialog doesn’t detects existing unicode filenames - as you can see all files are shown as “???.txt” which is same for checking non-unicode existing filenames.

                  We will take care of this issue for next version - 9.1.

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