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.
7-zip-ultra
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Hi:
I have use 7-zip-ultra to archive a folder and test after achiving,and it’s alright.however,When I extract it then the folder have no files in it ,no content,then how to use 7-ultra-zip and how to extract the zip files so to ensure successfully have contents archived into the zip files ?
thanks
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To save the data, can you try using 7-Zip Archiver which is downloadable from http://www.7-zip.org to extract the 7z file? It may work.
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When I extract it then the folder have no files in it ,no content,then how to use 7-ultra-zip and how to extract the zip files so to ensure successfully have contents archived into the zip files ?
How are you extracting?
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via explorer shell extensions
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via PA main Gui
–- Classic View or Explorer View?
There have been problems when trying to extract folders (instead of files) using GUI Explorer view.
Note: Try PA main window in Classic View.
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Thanks you.
I used main window and all the methods to extract,but because the content is empty,therefore the files will not come back.I think may be my files size is 1.4gb,too big to 7-zip,I tried 7-zip freeware,and used very long time and memory to archive until…,but found that the compressed files can not filled and burn into cd-rom(700mb capacity).(I expected it could )
I compressed it into mutiple files use fastest method so thaT I can burn it into cd rom.ok NOW.thanks for your help:Ricco and TBGBe.
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I used main window and all the methods to extract,but because the content is empty,therefore the files will not come back.
Do you mean the 7z file is empty - so something went wrong with the compression?
@j5slng2d:I think may be my files size is 1.4gb,too big to 7-zip
No, apparently 1000GB is ok - but I don’t know anyone who has tested this :D
I have done 14GB with no problems.
@j5slng2d:I tried 7-zip freeware,and used very long time and memory to archive until…,but found that the compressed files can not filled and burn into cd-rom(700mb capacity).(I expected it could )
Sorry, I don’t understand what you are saying - do you simply mean that the 7z archive file created was larger than 700MB?
You are correct, 7z format is very slow and very memory intensive - compared to the other formats.
@j5slng2d:I compressed it into mutiple files use fastest method so thaT I can burn it into cd rom.ok NOW.
Yes, if you need a limited size, multiple files (called spanning) is the way to go.
Glad you figured it out.
@j5slng2d:thanks for your help:Ricco and TBGBe.
You are welcome.
You might be interested in testing Zip format for archiving to CD. It is a lot quicker and also supports spanning. Just remember to activate both controls
- “Use Deflate64”
- “Make Large ZIP File (over 4 GB)”
If you backup to CD regularly, also look into PowerArchiver Tools / Backup Express Lite and Options / Configuration / Compression profiles.
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Do you mean the 7z file is empty - so something went wrong with the compression?
ans:Yes.
I cannot compress my files in 7z?They are iso,img,cue,etc.Does this format have problems causing archiving problems?
I compress them from context menus “compress to 7-zip+option”
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I cannot compress my files in 7z?They are iso,img,cue,etc.Does this format have problems causing archiving problems?
We need to be careful with terminology here…
Compress - to reduce in size.
Archive - the file created as a result of compressing.ISO files do not compress very well as they are already a type of archive.
However, a 7z archive file can be created which contains one or more iso files.So using 7z on a single file “example.iso” will produce an archive “example.7z”.
However, “example.7z” will be almost the same size as “example.iso” even using ultra.
Doing a quick test -
example.iso 437 340 160 bytes
example.7z 425 541 403 bytes
example.zip 425 994 116 bytes /just for comparison/So, there is a “problem” in terms of compressing, but there should not be a “problem” in terms of archiving.
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Thanks you.
I done it now.(compress in 7-zip-ultra)you are right ,the size is not very much different than original size.
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I’ve had numerous problems with PowerArchiver (even in the latest build) in regards to 7-Zip. You can’t compress folders with LOTS of files (many thousands) and also, when extracting 7-Zip files, PowerArchiver just quits with no error whatsoever.
I have raised these issues before, but like always, nothing ever gets done about this. I now just use the freeware 7-Zip utility. Its smaller, and much quicker, and actually does the job.
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I’ve had numerous problems with PowerArchiver (even in the latest build) in regards to 7-Zip. You can’t compress folders with LOTS of files (many thousands) and also, when extracting 7-Zip files, PowerArchiver just quits with no error whatsoever.
I have raised these issues before, but like always, nothing ever gets done about this. I now just use the freeware 7-Zip utility. Its smaller, and much quicker, and actually does the job.
Problem was in older 7zip dll we are using. New 7zip dll will be featured in PA 9.5. Other than that, there is no fix for 7zip issues that you have experienced.
thanks,
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I see. Well, at least now you guys have acknowledged the problems.
When are we expecting PA 9.5 anyways? And what other new features will it have?
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I see. Well, at least now you guys have acknowledged the problems.
When are we expecting PA 9.5 anyways? And what other new features will it have?
this has been written at least ten times in these forums, in other threads :-).
As to the 9.5 features, check them out when beta comes out. -
this has been written at least ten times in these forums, in other threads :-).
As to the 9.5 features, check them out when beta comes out.Well, maybe so, but when I first reported this problem, you guys wouldn’t believe me. Check out http://www.powerarchiver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=437. You even said you tested it, and it was fine. Now when did you discover that problem yourself?
Yeah, I will make sure I try the beta when it comes out. Any rough time for when that will be out?
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Well, maybe so, but when I first reported this problem, you guys wouldn’t believe me. Check out http://www.powerarchiver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=437. You even said you tested it, and it was fine. Now when did you discover that problem yourself?
Yeah, I will make sure I try the beta when it comes out. Any rough time for when that will be out?
We were never able to reproduce your exact issue, but were able to reproduce issue from above after someone gave us enough information to reproduce it.
There was never problem of believing you or not, but sometimes without very detailed info we can not reporoduce the problem. In this case, issue was not the same on every computer so it was very hard to reproduce. If you check that thread, you can see that I have asked additional questions about the issue that you did not answer.
In any case, after someone else reported some other issue, we got enough info to have exactly the same configuration and reproduce the issue.
So, not to beat the dead horse, just wait few more days and check it out…
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We were never able to reproduce your exact issue, but were able to reproduce issue from above after someone gave us enough information to reproduce it.
There was never problem of believing you or not, but sometimes without very detailed info we can not reporoduce the problem. In this case, issue was not the same on every computer so it was very hard to reproduce. If you check that thread, you can see that I have asked additional questions about the issue that you did not answer.
In any case, after someone else reported some other issue, we got enough info to have exactly the same configuration and reproduce the issue.
So, not to beat the dead horse, just wait few more days and check it out…
Yeah, no worries. I’ll check it out when its available and let you guys know.
PS: Speaking of memory problems, I did go in and change the dictionary size and other optios to use as much memory as possible to get the smallest file size. That might have something to do with it maybe???
Anways, can’t wait for 9.5.
What else is new in it btw?
