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PowerArchiver is the most famous archiving application & the PowerArchiver 2018 Toolbox is the best version which includes all features from Standard and Professional version! PowerArchiver has been around for like 18 years & more, which I have used from 2015 around. This current 2018 version is a major upgrade in terms of features & support. Current version is compatible with win7-win10 & even supports old XP & other versions, with UAC elevation & VSS support, taskbar progress, taskbar icon overlays & jump lists. The developers are well dedicated to test & regularly release updates to fix minor bugs. But the ease of using an app without too many fuss for win10 is a major reason why I like it so much.
There are many new features in 2018 version, esp the Advanced Codec pack new .pa format with many advanced options. It can be manually configured into other codec & filters for faster compression. There is Enterprise class backup utility with Volume Shadow Service which support logs schedules & has ability to burn, ftp & copy up to 3 location backups. Another major feature based upon user request is adding preview option for pdf files internally, to help users view & print pdf files without additional tools..
PowerArchiver is feature-rich & Toolbox is even greater. It has a classic skin but those who want different skins there are many built in skins for all users. These are present under view menu.
Color coded status bar gives all information about the process, files opened, select de-select options etc.
Ribbon toolbar has been re-introduced with looks & feels of Microsoft inbuilt ribbon toolbar. New icon pack is added to the toolbar for many style & look. Many different skins can be selected for better looking GUI, toolbar icons & file format icons.
Now archives can be merged with join tool.
PowerArchiver Virtual DVD drive to open ISO files & full CD/DVD/Blu-Ray Burner to use the function to make OS discs. No need for other program to burn any data and create iso files. New 2018 version create advanced ISO Image files (both ISO9660 and UDF).
Advanced Explorer mode with dual panel interface - to make file management easier
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OpenPGP Key Manager - to create or add new OpenPGP keys. Excellent feature.
My current 2017 version has Multicore compression(with multicure deflaq Zip engine) and fastest RAR extraction. Its claimed to be 4 times faster & I found no exaggeration in use. The pdf & .docx files are compressed at nearly 50% better than any other archive program like WinRAR or 7zip.
PowerArchiver 2017 brought the much anticipated .PA (Advanced Codec Pack) format & new 2018 version .pa format support is greater.
Improved 7zip support with multicore support and 64bit support for better memory usage.
PowerArchiver is the only application that supports Winzip 15 and earlier files, while providing faster (up to 3x) and stronger compression compared to WinZip 15, it includes compatibility with all advanced ZIPX format – LZMA, LZMA2, JPEG, PPMd, BZIP2 and WAVPACK in ZIP/ZIPX.
I liked the unique feature of JPEG support – Unique and rare support for extraction of ZIPX JPEG compression created by WinZIP.
PowerArchiver brought unmatched Security and FIPS 140-2 validation with introducing 5 types of encryption by offering its proprietary PAE and PAE2 standards for additional security. There is option to disable encryption & select whichever is needed.
ConeXware updates use PatchBeam updater service for smooth update of PowerArchiver Toolbox.
PowerArchiver Backup w/ VSS & can send files to FTP/SFTP server. A special Zip To Email Premium Email plugin is included.
Powerarchiver cloud support Dropbox, Google drive, Box.net, Amazon S3 & Azure so any of the cloud services can be accessed from within PowerArchiver.
PA for office add-ins include MS Outlook, Excel, Word Add-Ins. Outlook add-in can be configured in a way to work without need for manual input. Powerful encryption support with 256-bit AES in ZIP/ZIPX & PA formats with FIPS 140-2 validated encryption modules. No chance or case for Outlook crashing on hanging on users.
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) and is really easy to handle. Even a layman can handle the creation of archives. I checked if the "new" (2017) format (.pa) is really as effective as it comes to mp3 compression and guess what? It's good! See for yourself. There were seven mp3 files in the folder (320kbps). The original folder was 121MB. Packaged in .rar format, it had 120 MB. Packaged to .pa format had 104 MB. As for me, this is a big saving of disk space - nice!![[Image: skNqqh2.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/skNqqh2.jpg)
