Share Windows External and Network Drives with Mac
When you connect an external NTFS drive to Windows or connect to a network drive in Windows, you can make these drives available in macOS as well.
Do the following:
- Start Windows.
- 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.
- Click Options and select Sharing > Share Windows.
- Select Share Windows network drives with Mac and Share Windows-connected drives with Mac.
When you connect to a network drive in Windows or connect an NTFS drive to Windows, these drives become available in macOS. To access them, go to the Finder sidebar > Shared section and click the virtual machine name.