Brief Tutorial: The Main Window

Main Window

If you haven't already done so, load the PowerArchiver program by clicking on the “PowerArchiver” icon located in the “PowerArchiver” program folder (Start Menu> Programs> PowerArchiver). You should now see the main PowerArchiver window.

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Interface Basics

The main PowerArchiver window shows three basic items:

  • Menu - lets you navigate PowerArchiver's features.

  • Toolbar - allows you to quickly access the power of PowerArchiver's most commonly used features.

  • File Listing - displays information about each file that is contained within the opened archive. The file listing can be displayed in any order, with multiple sorting options. To change the column order, simply drag the column header to a new position. To change a sort order, click on any column.

Please Note:

This tutorial approaches the topic using the main PowerArchiver window as its base of operations. Classic interface is used to explain basic usage - if you are using Modern interface, you can change it to Classic interface by going to the Options tab and clicking on the Interface icon.

Opening an Archive

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Opening an Archive

To manipulate an existing archive file on your hard disk, you must first open the archive.

From the PowerArchiver “File” Menu, select the “Open Archive” option. You can also do this by clicking on the “Open” button in the toolbar. You will see a standard Windows dialog box.

Navigate to the folder where you installed PowerArchiver (the default folder is C:\Program Files\PowerArchiver). You should now see a listing of files that includes TUTOR1.ZIP. Highlight the file, TUTOR1.ZIP and press the “Open” button. The open dialog closes and you are returned to the main PowerArchiver screen.

You should now see a listing of the four files contained within the TUTOR1.ZIP archive file. The file information listing shows the name of the file, date and timestamp, uncompressed (size) and compressed (packed) size of the file, file compression ratio and the file path.

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Please Note:

This tutorial approaches the topic using the main PowerArchiver window as its base of operations. Classic interface is used to explain basic usage - if you are using Modern interface, you can change it to Classic interface by going to the Options tab and clicking on the Interface icon.

Viewing/Opening/Editing Files

PowerArchiver has the ability to view/open/edit the contents of a file that is compressed inside an archive. First, we need to open the TUTOR1.ZIP Archive.

From the PowerArchiver toolbar, select the “Open” option to open the TUTOR1.ZIP file.

Now, double click on a file you want to view/open and PowerArchiver will automatically start the program associated with that file, such as Notepad for text files.

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Updating edited files

With new versions of PowerArchiver, you have ability to update a file that you opened in case you edited it while it was open. After you change a file that you have opened, PowerArchiver will ask you if you want to update the archive with that saved file. This way you can edit files inside an archive quickly and easily.

Please Note

This tutorial approaches the topic using the main PowerArchiver window as its base of operations. Classic interface is used to explain basic usage - if you are using Modern interface, you can change it to Classic interface by going to the Options tab and clicking on the Interface button.

Compiled from the official PowerArchiver Wiki (https://wiki.powerarchiver.com/)