UsmtUtils tool
The UsmtUtils tool is used for deleting a hard-link store, validating a compressed file store and extracting data from a compressed file store. Additionally, it can determine cryptographic capabilities of source and destination computer for use with the /encrypt command.
Delete hard-link migration store
Hard-link migration stores cannot be deleted by Windows Explorer or the command prompt. To delete these stores you need to use UsmtUtils with the /rd option.
If the migration store spans multiple volumes, it will be deleted from all volumes. Sometimes the /rd option needs a reboot to delete all files. To override the accept prompt you can specify the /y argument additionally.
Some examples include the following:
usmtutils /rd C:\HardLinkStore ...
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