diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestManager.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestManager.java
index df0aec6e8d..2ce44b0003 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestManager.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestManager.java
@@ -814,8 +814,7 @@ public class IngestManager {
 
                 final AbstractFile fileToProcess = fileTask.file;
                 
-                //logger.log(Level.INFO, "NEXT FILE: " + fileToProcess.getName());
-
+                logger.log(Level.INFO, "IngestManager: Processing: {0}", fileToProcess.getName());
                 progress.progress(fileToProcess.getName(), processedFiles);
 
                 for (IngestModuleAbstractFile module : fileTask.scheduledTask.modules) {
@@ -857,7 +856,7 @@ public class IngestManager {
                 //--totalEnqueuedFiles;
                 
             } //end of this AbstractFile
-            logger.log(Level.INFO, "Done background processing");
+            logger.log(Level.INFO, "IngestManager: Finished processing files");
             return null;
         }
 
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestScheduler.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestScheduler.java
index 482fdd9762..bc506eef97 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestScheduler.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestScheduler.java
@@ -663,21 +663,31 @@ class IngestScheduler {
 
                 enum Priority {
 
-                    LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH
+                    LAST, LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH
                 };
+                static final List<Pattern> LAST_PRI_PATHS = new ArrayList<Pattern>();
                 static final List<Pattern> LOW_PRI_PATHS = new ArrayList<Pattern>();
                 static final List<Pattern> MEDIUM_PRI_PATHS = new ArrayList<Pattern>();
                 static final List<Pattern> HIGH_PRI_PATHS = new ArrayList<Pattern>();
 
+                /* prioritize root directory folders based on the assumption that we are
+                 * looking for user content. Other types of investigations may want different
+                 * priorities. */
                 static {
+                    // these files have no structure, so they go last
+                    LAST_PRI_PATHS.add(Pattern.compile("^\\$Unalloc", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE));
+                    LAST_PRI_PATHS.add(Pattern.compile("^pagefile", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE));
+                    LAST_PRI_PATHS.add(Pattern.compile("^hiberfil", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE));
+                    
+                    // orphan files are often corrupt and windows does not typically have
+                    // user content, so put them towards the bottom
+                    LOW_PRI_PATHS.add(Pattern.compile("^\\$OrphanFiles", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE));
                     LOW_PRI_PATHS.add(Pattern.compile("^Windows", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE));
 
+                    // all other files go into the medium category too
                     MEDIUM_PRI_PATHS.add(Pattern.compile("^Program Files", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE));
-                    MEDIUM_PRI_PATHS.add(Pattern.compile("^\\$OrphanFiles", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE));
-                    MEDIUM_PRI_PATHS.add(Pattern.compile("^\\$Unalloc", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE));
-                    MEDIUM_PRI_PATHS.add(Pattern.compile("^pagefile", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE));
-                    MEDIUM_PRI_PATHS.add(Pattern.compile("^hiberfil", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE));
 
+                    // user content is top priority
                     HIGH_PRI_PATHS.add(Pattern.compile("^Users", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE));
                     HIGH_PRI_PATHS.add(Pattern.compile("^Documents and Settings", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE));
                     HIGH_PRI_PATHS.add(Pattern.compile("^home", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE));
@@ -715,6 +725,13 @@ class IngestScheduler {
                             return AbstractFilePriotity.Priority.LOW;
                         }
                     }
+                    
+                    for (Pattern p : LAST_PRI_PATHS) {
+                        Matcher m = p.matcher(path);
+                        if (m.find()) {
+                            return AbstractFilePriotity.Priority.LAST;
+                        }
+                    }
 
                     //default is medium
                     return AbstractFilePriotity.Priority.MEDIUM;