http://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/archive/2009/12/30/ntfs-metafiles.aspxThey sit there, hiding in the root directory… metafiles . &#160; The shell hides them from the user, but they are still there…lurking. &#160; Microsoft does a pretty good job hiding these files so you don’t accidentally damage them. &#160; But what areen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/archive/2009/12/30/ntfs-metafiles.aspx#3535333Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:54:48 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3535333Robert Mitchell [MSFT]<p>Yes. &nbsp;FSCTL_GET_VOLUME_BITMAP</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa364573.aspx">msdn.microsoft.com/.../aa364573.aspx</a></p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3535333" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/archive/2009/12/30/ntfs-metafiles.aspx#3456015Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:40:33 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3456015Denis<p>BTW is there any API to read for example $BOOT file into memory?</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3456015" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/archive/2009/12/30/ntfs-metafiles.aspx#3414519Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:46:26 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3414519Robert Mitchell [MSFT]<p>Thanks for the comments. &nbsp;I&#39;ve actually been thinking of doing a blog on SSD. &nbsp;It would be a while before I get to it. &nbsp;I have a pretty long list of blogs to complete.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3414519" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/archive/2009/12/30/ntfs-metafiles.aspx#3380095Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:17:10 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3380095Mike C.<p>SSD architecture and how they work has been documented very well on Anandtech&#39;s web site.</p> <p>The SSD Anthology: Understanding SSDs and New Drives from OCZ</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.anandtech.com/show/2738/1">www.anandtech.com/.../1</a></p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3380095" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/archive/2009/12/30/ntfs-metafiles.aspx#3372952Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:35:17 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3372952Sandipan<p>Excellent explanation !!! &nbsp;I would also request you to blog something on SSD architecture as well.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3372952" width="1" height="1">