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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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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.
Error: incorrect password
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I created a complete archive of my I:*.* drive, and saved it to network storage. Now, I’m trying to extract the archive back to re-create my I: drive after a reformat. Whenever I try to extract or test the archive, I’m never getting prompted for the password that I entered during creation. As soon as I try to extract or test, I get an error popup: “Error: The password is incorrect.” I know what the correct password should be, but I can’t find a way to get the password into the extraction process.
I can’t get this archive to extract, and I need to get my drive back ASAP. Can someone please help me?
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How big is the archive file?
What format is the archive and did you use standard password or PAE encryption (simply the archive filename might help here)?
e.g. if Zip -> did you neable >4GB option?
Is the archive a single file or is it split?
Do you have enough “working space” -> disk free space = at least 2*archive filesize?Which version of PA to create the archive?
Which version of PA to now extract?P.S. which version of windows and which format is the drive (FAT/NTFS etc) may also be helpful to know.
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How big is the archive file?
What format is the archive and did you use standard password or PAE encryption (simply the archive filename might help here)?
e.g. if Zip -> did you neable >4GB option?
Is the archive a single file or is it split?
Do you have enough “working space” -> disk free space = at least 2*archive filesize?Which version of PA to create the archive?
Which version of PA to now extract?P.S. which version of windows and which format is the drive (FAT/NTFS etc) may also be helpful to know.
1. The archive filesize is 41.3GB and I used standard password encryption (it’s a .zip file).
2. The archive is a single file. I can seem to browse the file just fine in Power Archiver.
3. 9.25.2 is the version I used for both.
4. Windows XP SP2 and it is a 200GB NTFS drive.I did not select any specific options when creating the archive, other than password protect.
I’ve had a little more time to play with this, and offer the following additional information:
I can browse down to the file level in the archive. When I get to open a file, PowerArchiver asks for my password. I enter it, and it asks me if I want to save it in Password Manager. I choose yes, and the file opens just great.Now, if I go into password manager tab in configuration, the archive is listed on the “Passwords NOT Saved” tab…?? If I try and extract at a folder level I get the same error message of incorrect password.
So, I can browse down to the file, and open the file with a password, but I can’t extract the entire archive.
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The archive filesize is 41.3GB and I used standard password encryption (it’s a .zip file)….
I did not select any specific options when creating the archive, other than password protect.Oh dear… if you did NOT enable the option “Make large Zip file >4GB” then the zip file is probably corrupt/unusable. This would also cause the “incorrect password” message as you can probably only access the first 4GB of the archive.
You should make a copy of the zip file (so you have a failsafe backup), then try “repair archive” but I doubt you’ll recover everything - this may only “fix” it to the 4GB limit.
Maybe someone else can suggest a way to correct/salvage the 41GB zip archive (may involve hex editing - sorry but I don’t know).
This option for large Zip should/will be default in “next version” but that doesn’t help you now - See also http://www.powerarchiver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=888
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Do you have enough “working space” -> disk free space = at least 2*archive filesize?
By the way, this was referring to your working/“temp” drive (C: ? ) and not the target drive I:
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Oh dear… if you did NOT enable the option “Make large Zip file >4GB” then the zip file is probably corrupt/unusable. This would also cause the “incorrect password” message as you can probably only access the first 4GB of the archive.
You should make a copy of the zip file (so you have a failsafe backup), then try “repair archive” but I doubt you’ll recover everything - this may only “fix” it to the 4GB limit.
Maybe someone else can suggest a way to correct/salvage the 41GB zip archive (may involve hex editing - sorry but I don’t know).
This option for large Zip should/will be default in “next version” but that doesn’t help you now - See also http://www.powerarchiver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=888
:(In fact, the >4GB limit was enabled. I fortunately enabled that switch during the creation of the batch.
OK, so I have definitely identified a bug, here.
I was finally able to copy the zip file to the I: drive. Then I opened up PowerArchiver, and used the right mouse button option to Extract To… and set it to I:. It asked for the password, as I would expect, and I entered it. In about 2.5 hours, I had my zip archive restored.
So, the GUI button for Extract does not work properly with a password-encrypted archive.
Regards,
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In about 2.5 hours, I had my zip archive restored.
That’s a relief :D
the GUI button for Extract does not work properly with a password-encrypted archive.
OK may have found something, a similar problem (but with different format archive) was reported here
http://www.powerarchiver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=700So seems that more testing is required :(
