Share Windows OneDrive Folders with Mac OS X

If you're using Microsoft OneDrive to store files in the cloud, you can easily share your OneDrive folders with Mac OS X. Then you can upload or download OneDrive files in Mac OS X without duplicating any of the files on your hard disk.

Notes:

1. To share OneDrive folders with Mac OS X, the OneDrive desktop app must be installed in Windows. If you're using the preinstalled Windows 8 OneDrive app, OneDrive folders are not shared because this app doesn't create any local folders and works directly with the cloud storage.

2. This feature is available only when Parallels Tools are installed in Windows.

To share your Windows OneDrive folders with OS X, do the following:

1. If OneDrive isn't already set up in Windows, set it up. For more information, go to http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/skydrive/download .
2. Do one of the following:
   • Click the Parallels icon in the menu bar and choose Configure.
   • If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen, choose Actions > Configure .
3. Click Options and select Sharing > Share Windows .
4. Select Access Windows folders from Mac and Share OneDrive with Mac .
5. In the Mac OS X Finder, choose Finder > Preferences and select Connected servers .

Once selected, Microsoft OneDrive folders appear as hard disks on the OS X desktop. You can use them to upload and download files to and from OneDrive.

Note: These shared folders are visible on the OS X desktop and you can use them to upload files from OS X only when Windows is running.