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Why does Parallels Desktop ask for my permissions and many other applications don’t? Many of these errors are covered in Parallels knowledge base articles.
#Parallels desktop 12 for mac lost desktop files windows
Opening a file on Mac with Windows application is not possible.
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Parallels recommends the following approach: What if I don’t want Windows and Windows applications to access these folders? Allow Windows applications to open and save files from these folders.Search for installation images (e.g.ISO files) to simplify the installation.Search for a third-party virtual machine to import.If you keep your virtual machines on external network storage, then Parallels Desktop might ask about access to them, too. Ensure you can continue using your existing Parallels virtual machines and the files that are in these folders.Parallels Desktop® for Mac uses these permissions to: