Issue with Renaming Mirrored Mac Folders in Windows 11 via Parallels - Registry Changes Reset on Reb

Discussion in 'Parallels Desktop for Mac Feature Suggestions' started by TaesupJ, May 5, 2025 at 12:40 AM.

  1. TaesupJ

    TaesupJ

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    I am currently using Windows 11 via Parallels.

    I am utilizing the "Mirror Mac and Windows user folders" feature to share folders between Windows and Mac. I want to distinguish the names of these folders (e.g., have separate names for the Mac's Documents folder and the Windows Documents folder).

    I found registry entries that seem to control this. For example, under:
    [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1987202932-3136941556-2933609417-1001\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{<Folder_CLSID>}]

    I changed the (Default) value (represented as @ in .reg files) from the original Korean name "문서" (Documents) to "Documents (Mac)" to indicate it's the mirrored Mac folder. This change worked correctly initially and displayed the new name.

    However, the problem is that these registry changes are reset to their original values every time I reboot Windows.

    I also tried forcing the name change using the desktop.ini file within the folder itself (e.g., C:\Mac\Home\Documents\desktop.ini), but this did not successfully change the display name shown in File Explorer's navigation pane or Quick Access.

    Here is the content of the desktop.ini I tried:

    [.ShellClassInfo]
    LocalizedResourceName="Documents(Mac)"
    #LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21770
    IconResource=%SystemRoot%\system32\imageres.dll,-112
    IconFile=%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll
    IconIndex=-235

    Below is the relevant section of the registry changes I temporarily applied (showing the pattern for multiple folders like Documents, Downloads, Pictures, Music, Movies, Desktop):


    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

    [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1987202932-3136941556-2933609417-1001\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{...GUID for Desktop...}]
    @="Desktop (Mac)"

    [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1987202932-3136941556-2933609417-1001\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{...GUID for Desktop...}\DefaultIcon]
    @="C:\\Program Files\\Parallels\\Parallels Tools\\prl_uprof.dll,-1001"

    [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1987202932-3136941556-2933609417-1001\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{...GUID for Documents...}]
    @="Documents (Mac)"

    [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1987202932-3136941556-2933609417-1001\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{...GUID for Documents...}\DefaultIcon]
    @="C:\\Program Files\\Parallels\\Parallels Tools\\prl_uprof.dll,-1002"

    [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1987202932-3136941556-2933609417-1001\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{...GUID for Downloads...}]
    @="Downloads (Mac)"

    [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1987202932-3136941556-2933609417-1001\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{...GUID for Downloads...}\DefaultIcon]
    @="C:\\Program Files\\Parallels\\Parallels Tools\\prl_uprof.dll,-1006"

    [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1987202932-3136941556-2933609417-1001\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{...GUID for Music...}]
    @="Music (Mac)"

    [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1987202932-3136941556-2933609417-1001\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{...GUID for Music...}\DefaultIcon]
    @="C:\\Program Files\\Parallels\\Parallels Tools\\prl_uprof.dll,-1004"

    [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1987202932-3136941556-2933609417-1001\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{...GUID for Pictures...}]
    @="Pictures (Mac)"

    [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1987202932-3136941556-2933609417-1001\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{...GUID for Pictures...}\DefaultIcon]
    @="C:\\Program Files\\Parallels\\Parallels Tools\\prl_uprof.dll,-1003"

    [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1987202932-3136941556-2933609417-1001\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{...GUID for Videos/Movies...}]
    @="Movies (Mac)"

    [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1987202932-3136941556-2933609417-1001\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{...GUID for Videos/Movies...}\DefaultIcon]
    @="C:\\Program Files\\Parallels\\Parallels Tools\\prl_uprof.dll,-1005"

    /* Note: The provided .reg export contains duplicate entries and some unrelated entries (like Recycle Bin), I've simplified it above to show the pattern for the mirrored folders. The key point is changing the (Default)/@ value for the CLSID key itself. */


    Suggestion:

    How can I permanently modify the display name of these mirrored folders (e.g., show "Documents (Mac)" instead of "Documents") so that the change persists after rebooting?

    If there is truly no way to achieve this with the current version, please consider improving this in a future minor update by adding an option to customize the display names of mirrored folders during the sharing configuration.

    I want to be able to distinguish between Mac and Windows folders easily, similar to how "Downloads (Mac)" is displayed in the attached screenshot (presumably in Quick Access or the navigation pane). The registry modification achieves the desired visual result, but it doesn't persist after logging out and back in.

    I would like to keep like following. Additionaly, Docuemnts(Mac), too. Following Pictures only diskplay Documents without (Mac). but it reset again after logout/login.
    Right area, display correctly Contacts(Win) Docuemtns (Win). just setting LocalizedResourceName="Documents(Win)" in desktip.ini of Decouments folder.
    upload_2025-5-5_16-35-18.png

    Thank you.
     

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