# Adding Windows Disks to macOS Finder

To keep Windows files at hand, you can enable access to your Windows disks from macOS Finder.

Here is how you can do it:

1.  Make sure that Windows disks are shared with macOS. Do one of the following:

    * Click the Parallels Desktop icon in the menu bar and choose **Configure.**
    * If the menu bar is visible at the top of the screen, choose **Actions** > **Configure**.

    Then click **Options** and select **Sharing** > **Share Windows**.

    Make sure that **Access Windows folders from Mac** is selected. If you want to share Windows OneDrive too, select **Share OneDrive with Mac**.
2. In the next step, you need to allow Windows disks to be mounted to the macOS desktop. Open the Finder, choose **Finder** > **Preferences,** and select **Connected servers**.
3.  Now, you need to mount Windows disks to the macOS desktop. In the Finder, click your virtual machine - it should be available in the **Shared** section. The virtual machine must be running. \
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    Then, double-click any of the Windows disks. The disk gets mounted and shown on the desktop.\


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4. Drag the disk from the desktop to the **Favorites** section in the Finder.

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Now, you can access your Windows files from macOS Finder.

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**Note:** The disk is only available in macOS while your Windows machine is running.
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