To have permanent access to Windows disks from Mac desktop make sure that 'Connected servers' item is enabled in Finder preferences > General, locate Windows disk on the Desktop and create an alias using the context menu. With this level of behind-the-scenes access, you can make improvements to the performance of your Mac. Within System Preferences, you can make a wide range of top-level system changes without needing to access anything hidden through Terminal or the Finder. In Finder open your Mac computer item > drag and drop Windows disk to Favorites Or you can access this through Siri, Finder, or the Applications Folder.
Starting from Parallels Desktop 13 for Mac we have redesigned this feature making it more natural - now your virtual machine is available for access in Shared menu as a standalone network computer: Resolution You can read, create, and even update files on the server. SMB is a network file sharing protocol that allows an application (or the user of an app) to access files or resources at a remote server.
I used to be able to access them from the Favorites menu on the sidebar, but now they are gone: We’ll show you how to access files from your Mac or Windows 10 computer directly through the Files app on your iPad. I have installed or upgraded to Parallels Desktop 13 (and above) and now my Windows disks are lost from Finder.