Configure Shared Profile

Shared Profile is a Parallels Desktop feature that allows you to map user folders in Windows to Chrome OS folders. This way Windows folders like Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Pictures, Videos, Music become accessible from the Chrome OS Files app. Users can use files contained in those folders in Chrome OS applications, backup these files using Chrome OS tools, and use these files when Windows is not running.

Note: When an IT administrator creates a Parallels Desktop Windows image by executing the "vmc start" command, they will not see the Shared Profile feature working. In order to test the image with this feature enabled, and to also see how end users will experience Windows on their devices, Windows must be shut down and then started from Chrome OS Launcher.

Folder mapping is done automatically by Parallels Desktop. A folder structure is created in the Chrome OS Files app where each folder (Desktop, Documents, etc.) is mapped to the corresponding folder in Windows.

Disabling Shared Profile

The Shared Profile feature is enabled by default and is designed to improve user experience. However, if for example Roaming Profile or FSLogix like solutions will be used in Windows, then Shared Profile can be disabled by executing the following command in crosh terminal:

vmc adjust PvmDefault pvm.shared-profile off