diff --git a/dissect/target/loaders/log.py b/dissect/target/loaders/log.py
index 9d5520bde..69eaef19d 100644
--- a/dissect/target/loaders/log.py
+++ b/dissect/target/loaders/log.py
@@ -6,6 +6,17 @@
 from dissect.target.filesystem import VirtualFilesystem
 from dissect.target.loader import Loader
 
+DROP_FILE_DIR = "sysvol/drop/"
+
+
+def dropfolder(target: Target, pattern: str):
+    """Convience function, usage:
+
+    for data_file in dropfolder(target, "*.data"):
+        self._plugin_files.append(data_file)
+    """
+    return target.fs.path(DROP_FILE_DIR).glob(pattern)
+
 
 class LogLoader(Loader):
     LOGS_DIRS = {
@@ -29,7 +40,7 @@ def map(self, target: Target) -> None:
         vfs = VirtualFilesystem(case_sensitive=False)
         for entry in self.path.parent.glob(self.path.name):
             ext = self.options.get("hint", entry.suffix.lower()).strip(".")
-            if (mapping := self.LOGS_DIRS.get(ext, None)) is None:
+            if (mapping := self.LOGS_DIRS.get(ext, DROP_FILE_DIR)) is None:
                 continue
             mapping = str(Path(mapping).joinpath(entry.name))
             vfs.map_file(mapping, str(entry))