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# Recovering a Corrupted Archive

If the table of contents of an archive on tape is corrupted, Smoke may not be able to read it. If this happens, open the archive using the OTOC.

Once you open the archive, you can restore the entire contents of the archive and save it to a new tape. Do this, for example, if the tape has been damaged.

For VTR archives, you can also overwrite the corrupted table of contents by saving a single frame to the archive. If the table of contents is successfully overwritten, you can open the archive using the Open button.

To restore the archive:

1. Open the archive.

   If the table of contents is corrupted, the following message appears:

   CLIP MGT: Warning! Cannot read archive header. Select online TOC?

2. Click Confirm to open the OTOC.

   The file browser appears.

3. Select the OTOC for the archive you are trying to open and click Confirm.
4. If the archive is on a VTR, a prompt asks if you wish to retrieve the slates (proxies).

   After a moment, the archive appears.

   NoteWhen you open an archive with the OTOC, proxies only appear if the archive is on a VTR, and you answered Yes to the prompt. For all other types of archives, proxies appear as black images.
5. Select the entire contents of the archive. Make sure you have sufficient space on your storage for the contents of the archive.
6. Click Restore.
7. When the restore is complete, click Close.

   The restored clips appear in the selected clip library.

8. Re-archive the material onto a new tape.