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# Accessing the Archive Menu

You can use the Archive menu to:

- Select an archiving device.
- Format an archive.
- Open an archive to save or restore clips or setups.

To access the Archive menu:

1. From the Clip Library box on the EditDesk, open a clip library.
2. In the Clip Library menu, click Archive.

   The Archive menu appears.

   (a) Archive Device box(b) Size Estimate button(c) Device Name box

Archive Device box
  Lists all available types of archive device. If the device type you want to use is not listed, uncomment the appropriate line in the software initialization configuration file in the CLIPMGTDEVICE KEYWORD section. See the Autodesk Visual Effects and Finishing Configuration File Reference Guide.
Device Name box
  Lists all archive devices of the type specified in the Archive Device box.
Size Estimate button
  Click to get an approximate size of entries to be archived. The resulting value appears in the Size Estimate field.
Size Estimate field
  Contains an estimated size value, in VTR time or the most appropriate file measurement units, of entries selected for archiving.

#### Topics in this section

- Archive Structure