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# Browsing an Archive Offline

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, two versions of the same table of contents are created: one as an ASCII file, and another as an HTML one. Created by default in /usr/discreet/archive, and displayed in the list of Archives in MediaHub Browse for Archives, they can be used in cases where the header information becomes corrupted.

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

To view the contents of an archive using its HTML TOC:

1. Open MediaHub Browse for Archives.
2. Select the archive you want to view from the the Archives list.
3. Click View Content.

   A Web browser opens the HTML TOC, allowing you to browse the contents of the archive without actually opeing it.

To view contents of an archive using its ASCII TOC:

1. Open the ASCII version of the table of contents using a text editor to view the contents of an archive without opening it. ASCII TOC filenames have the following format:

   <archive name>_<creation date>.atoc

   Code | Meaning
   --- | ---
   P | Project
   S | Project setups
   W | Workspace or Shared folder
   X | Desktop snapshots
   L | Folder
   R | Reel
   C | Clip
   E | Source clip
   M | Media library
   B | Batch snapshots
   F | Snapshot folder
   D | Desktop

#### Topics in this section

- Online Tables of Contents
- Deleting Tables of Contents