how to include empty folders?

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2021-02-07T20:02:52.61+00:00

I want to include empty folders with usmt but without success, i try to change the miguser.xml to comment out the ignoreirrelevant links, i got error 29 xml error. how to change the xml to include empty folders? thanks.

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  1. Mico Mi 1,921 Reputation points
    2021-02-08T05:57:11.177+00:00

    Hi,
    Empty folders cannot be migrated is a default behavior in USMT.
    Since you have tried to edit MigUser.xml and comment out the filter, it seems that there is no other way to fixed the issue.

    Thanks for your time!
    Best Regards,
    Mico Mi

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