$Directory metafile

In a filemon log I see some entries like this:

189 10:15:46 myapp.exe:1616 WRITE C:\$Directory
SUCCESS Offset: 0 Length: 4096

I assume that $Directory is a meta-file object used by the cache manager and
similar to $ConvertToNonresident, which I also sometimes see.
http://www.osronline.com/lists_archive/ntfsd/thread5467.html. But can
someone confirm this.

Thanks,

George.

jeffm
Mon Feb 14 18:52:01 CST 2005

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George,

$Directory and $ConvertToNonResident are both NTFS meta-file objects.
There are over a dozen such file objects used by NTFS.

Thanks,
[MS] Jeff McCashland
jeffm@online.microsoft.com

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George
Mon Feb 14 19:28:27 CST 2005

Jeff,

Thanks. I assumed as much but it is nice of you to confirm this.

Regards,

George.

"Jeff McCashland [MSFT]" <jeffm@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> George,
>
> $Directory and $ConvertToNonResident are both NTFS meta-file objects.
> There are over a dozen such file objects used by NTFS.
>
> Thanks,
> [MS] Jeff McCashland
> jeffm@online.microsoft.com
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.