User`s guide

Working in a Virtual Machine 102
Setting Up a Shared Folder
Setting up a shared folder requires two steps:
1 Installing Parallels Tools in the guest OS. The Shared Folders tool is require for viewing the
shared folders in the guest OS. See Installing Parallels Tools (p. 72).
2 Adding
one or more shared folders to the virtual machine configuration.
Adding a Shared Folder
1 Open the virtual machine configuration by choosing Configure from the Virtual Machine
menu.
2 In the Configuration Editor, select the Shared Folders tab (see Shared Folders (p. 115)).
3 Select the En
able shared folders option.
4 Click the
button to open the Shared Folder Properties window.
5 In the Shared Folder Properties window:
 Make sure the Enabled option is selected.
 In the Path field, type the path to the folder you want to share with the virtual machine.
You can also use the Choose button to locate the folder.
 In the Name field, type the shared folder name under which the folder will be accessible
from inside the virtual machine.
 In the Description field, you can provide a brief description for the shared folder.
 Select the Read-only option if you want the shared folder to have a read-only status when
accessed from inside the virtual machine.
 click OK.
6 Click OK in the Configuration Editor.