TABLE 1: NTFS5 Metadata Files
Metadata File Purpose
\ Root directory
$AttrDef Attribute definition list
$BadClus Bad cluster file
$Bitmap Volume cluster-allocation map
$Boot Boot sector
$Extend Optional metadata file directory
$Extend\$ObjId Object ID file
$Extend\$Quota Quota file
$Extend\$Reparse Reparse point file
$Extend\$UsnJrnl Change journal
$LogFile Volume Transaction log
$MFT MFT
$MFTMirr Mirror of part of MFT
$Secure Security settings
$UpCase Uppercase mapping file
$Volume Volume name, volume dirty flag