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# Browsing an Archive

Each archive includes a header file, which is located at the beginning of the archive and contains the metadata necessary for properly restoring the archive. When you create an archive, a table of contents is also created on the archiving device in case the header information becomes corrupted.

You can view the table of contents with the ASCII or HTML TOC:

- To view the contents of your archive, open the ASCII TOC file in a text editor. See Using an ASCII TOC to View an Archive.
- To view proxies displaying the contents of the archive, open the HTML TOC in a Web browser. See Using an HTML TOC to View an Archive.

#### Topics in this section

- Online Tables of Contents (OTOCs)
- Using an ASCII TOC to View an Archive
- Using an HTML TOC to View an Archive
- Deleting Tables of Contents