diff --git a/Extract-NTHashes.ps1 b/Extract-NTHashes.ps1
index 0c24c93..333a3b9 100644
--- a/Extract-NTHashes.ps1
+++ b/Extract-NTHashes.ps1
@@ -93,6 +93,23 @@ function Invoke-S3GetToFile([string]$endpointUrl, [string]$bucket, [string]$key,
     } finally { if ($req) { $req.Dispose() }; $client.Dispose() }
 }
 
+function Invoke-S3DeleteFile([string]$endpointUrl, [string]$bucket, [string]$key, [string]$region, [string]$ak, [string]$sk, [bool]$forcePathStyle) {
+    $uri = BuildS3Uri -endpointUrl $endpointUrl -bucket $bucket -key $key -forcePathStyle $forcePathStyle
+    $payloadHash = (Get-HashHex (Get-Bytes ''))
+    Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Net.Http -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    $client = [System.Net.Http.HttpClient]::new()
+    try {
+        $req = [System.Net.Http.HttpRequestMessage]::new([System.Net.Http.HttpMethod]::Delete, $uri)
+        $hdrs = BuildAuthHeaders -method 'DELETE' -uri $uri -region $region -accessKey $ak -secretKey $sk -payloadHash $payloadHash
+        $req.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation('x-amz-date', $hdrs['x-amz-date']) | Out-Null
+        $req.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation('Authorization', $hdrs['Authorization']) | Out-Null
+        $req.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation('x-amz-content-sha256', $hdrs['x-amz-content-sha256']) | Out-Null
+        $resp = $client.SendAsync($req).Result
+        # S3 DELETE is idempotent and returns 204 even if the key never existed; anything else is a real failure.
+        if (-not $resp.IsSuccessStatusCode) { throw "S3 DELETE failed: $([int]$resp.StatusCode) $($resp.ReasonPhrase)" }
+    } finally { if ($req) { $req.Dispose() }; $client.Dispose() }
+}
+
 function Protect-FileWithAES {
     param (
         [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
@@ -355,6 +372,25 @@ try {
             if ($tempDownloadPath -and (Test-Path $tempDownloadPath)) {
                 Remove-Item -Path $tempDownloadPath -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
             }
+
+            # A checksum mismatch means the blob already sitting in remote storage under $blobName
+            # is corrupt/incomplete. Leaving it live under its normal name would let a downstream
+            # consumer silently fetch bad data, so remove it rather than only warning locally.
+            try {
+                if ($storageProvider -ieq 'S3') {
+                    if ($usedAwsTools -and $s3Client) {
+                        $delReq = New-Object Amazon.S3.Model.DeleteObjectRequest -Property @{ BucketName = $s3BucketName; Key = $blobName }
+                        $null = $s3Client.DeleteObject($delReq)
+                    } else {
+                        Invoke-S3DeleteFile -endpointUrl $s3EndpointUrl -bucket $s3BucketName -key $blobName -region $s3Region -ak $s3AccessKeyId -sk $s3SecretAccessKey -forcePathStyle:$s3ForcePathStyle
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    Remove-AzStorageBlob -Blob $blobName -Container $containerName -Context $storageContext -Force -ErrorAction Stop
+                }
+                Write-Warning "Removed the mismatched blob '$blobName' from remote storage."
+            } catch {
+                Write-Warning "Could not remove the mismatched blob '$blobName' from remote storage - remove it manually: $($_.Exception.Message)"
+            }
         }
     } finally {
         # Always delete plaintext hashes and compressed archive regardless of outcome.