Running SSMS and SQL Server 2019 on Mac in a VM but .bak file is not showing up as a restore device How do I get it to show up?

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I am running SSMS in a VM on a Mac and downloaded a .bak file for AdventureWorks. For some reason when I try to restore the database using the device option I am not seeing the file or any of my local drives on the VM. I am also not seeing a backup folder that I am seeing on many Youtube videos on this topic. How do I solve this?

I have tried saving the file to multiple different locations and none of the seem to be what SSMS/SQL Server wants in order to restore. Any ideas would be appreciated!

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