USMTUtils

Question

Hello everyone,

I hope someone can help me with my dilemma.

Migrating from Windows 7 to Windows 10 - I run USMT to back up my user data and obtain a .mig file.

Wanting to verify the data is there to be restored before installing the new OS, I am trying to use the USMTUtils tool to extract the .mig file.  If I put the DestinationPath on a mapped drive it works great.  However if I try to use a UNC path \servername\share$\migstore\user\contents it creates the contents folder but does not extract any data and put in the contents folder.  I know it is not a rights issue because if I map a drive to \server\share$ then use that drive letter\contents it works great.

The log file contains:

2017-08-23 08:16:07, Info                  [0x000000] USMT Started at 2017/08/23:08:16:07.044[gle=0x000000b7]

2017-08-23 08:16:07, Info                  [0x000000] Command line: C:\Windows\ccmcache\8f\usmtutils.exe /extract \sfd-fp\usmt$\MigStore\eclarke\USMT\USMT.MIG \sfd-fp\usmt$\migstore\eclarke\contents /o[gle=0x000000b7]

2017-08-23 08:16:07, Info                  [0x000000] USMTUTILS.EXE Version 10.0.14393[gle=0x000000b7]

2017-08-23 08:16:07, Error                 [0x000000] Error while creating the destination directory: '\?\UNC\servername. Error: 0x000000A1 - The specified path is invalid.[gle=0x000000a1]

2017-08-23 08:16:07, Error                 [0x000000] Error while creating the destination directory: '\?\UNC\servername'. Error: 0x000000A1 - The specified path is invalid.[gle=0x000000a1]

2017-08-23 08:16:07, Error                 [0x000000] Error while creating the destination directory: '\?\UNC\servername'. Error: 0x000000A1 - The specified path is invalid.[gle=0x000000a1]

2017-08-23 08:16:07, Error                 [0x000000] Error while creating the destination directory: '\?\UNC\servername. Error: 0x000000A1 - The specified path is invalid.[gle=0x000000a1]

2017-08-23 08:16:07, Error                 [0x000000] Error while creating the destination directory: '\?\UNC\servername. Error: 0x000000A1 - The specified path is invalid.[gle=0x000000a1]

2017-08-23 08:16:07, Error                 [0x000000] Error while creating the destination directory: '\?\UNC\servername'. Error: 0x000000A1 - The specified path is invalid.[gle=0x000000a1]

a whole bunch more of the above lines then

2017-08-23 10:42:42, Info                  [0x000000] UsmtUtils return code: 0

2017-08-23 10:42:42, Info                  [0x000000] USMT Completed at 2017/08/23:10:42:42.767

The contents folder contains 3 files:

cache.img

catalog.mig

migstate.dat

but when I use a local drive as the destination path the contents folder contains a folder USMT which contains the above 3 files plus a folder named File which contains the extracted data.

Is there a way to allow a unc path as the Destination Path for the usmtutils.exe program?

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

Belinda

Answer 1

For Windows 10 Pro deployment issues using USMT, you should post this issue on the dedicated Windows 10 IT Pro forums on TechNet:

Technet forums - Windows 10 IT Pro - Microsoft