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| You must have Read and View Collected Files permission for the Collection security object class or instance to view files that have been collected from clients in a collection. | 
To view a file collected from a client
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In the Configuration Manager console, navigate to System Center Configuration Manager / Site Database / Computer Management / Collections. 
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Expand Collections, and select a collection that contains the client whose collected files you want to view. 
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In the results pane, right-click the name of the client whose collected files you want to view, point to All Tasks, and then click Start Resource Explorer. 
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In the left pane, click Software. 
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Click Collected Files. The list of files collected from the client appears in the results pane. 
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Right-click a file, point to All Tasks, and then click View File to view the file. Another option is to right-click a file, select All Tasks, and then click Save to save the file in a different location, outside of Configuration Manager 2007, for viewing the file in another application. 





