Parallels Desktop | User's Guide

Share Windows OneDrive Folders with macOS

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

To share your Windows OneDrive folders with macOS, 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 Desktop 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 macOS Finder, choose Finder > Preferences and select Connected servers.
6. Open the Finder and click your virtual machine in the Shared section. The virtual machine must be running.
   Note: In macOS 10.14 Mojave or newer, you can find your virtual machine in the Network section.

   

7. Double-click the OneDrive disk. The disk gets mounted and shown on the desktop.
8. Drag the OneDrive disk from the desktop to the Favorites section in the Finder.

   

   Now OneDrive from Windows is always available in the Finder. You can use it to download or upload files to OneDrive from macOS.

   Note: To use OneDrive, Windows must be running.