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Viewing Shared Folder in Guest OS

There are two ways to view the contents of the shared folders in the guest OS.

Easy Way

Shared Folders Options tab in Parallels Tools Center contains the Place shortcut on the desktop option. If it is selected viewing contents of shared folders is simple:

General Way

  1. In the virtual machine, open Windows Explorer.
  2. In Explorer, select My Networks Places, then select Entire Network, and find the Parallels Shared Folders.
  3. Click the Parallels Shared Folders to view the list of shared folders available in your virtual machine.

Note. When working with a shared folder inside a virtual machine, keep in mind that the ability to save files into this folder depends on its Read Only setting.