How to show an (expandable) folder virtually at high level in Explorer

Hello,

OneDrive, for example, is displayed at Desktop level. It functions there as an (expandable) folder even though it is of course not the true location. It also shows up in the right explorer pane of Desktop as an object.
Parallels manages to display another "virtual" explandable folder at Desktop level (which does not show as an object in the right pane, though I personally don't care about this aspect). Its name is "Mac Files", and obviously it represents a folder in MacOs File System, corresponding to the network connection that Parallels establishes to the Mac File System outside of the VM.
Searching the registry, "Mac Files" does show up in an item at Computer\HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-3051861004-3005662910-3786600020-1000\Software\Classes\CLSID\{dede6ed1-7013-4991-b269-775ec466900f}, where one can also find a couple of subfolders.

I find this extremely handy, to have high level access to specific folders. I wonder if anybody knows of any instructions or even some software that can create such virtual folders? In particular, I want to create virtual folders at Desktop level for the MAC Desktop and MAC Downloads, i.e. locations that I currently access via \\Mac\Home\Desktop OR \\Mac\AllFiles\Users\myusername\Desktop OR Y:\Desktop OR Z:\Users\myusername\Desktop , all of which point to the same location and are provided by Parallels. Note: "Mac" is displayed as "Mac Files" in the folder tree but it is actually just "Mac" in the path. The reason why I would like to have access at top level to the Mac Desktop and Downloads is because there are a lot of folders at the same level where Desktop and Downloads are located, and having that level expanded takes a lot of vertical space in the folder tree.

Thanks for any help / ideas!

Edit: typo

I think KeithM's solution should suit you.
Add specific folders to Navigation Pane [KeithM solution - post #9] - TenForums

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q9q said:

I am using a tabbed file manager (Directory Opus) and if several tabs share the same tree, this compounds the problem even more.

That solution KeithM posted was intended for use with File explorer. There's no telling what effect it will have for other File managers.

Do make an up-to-date system image before trying anything.

Denis