This article focuses on sharing files or folders over a Local Area Network (LAN), such as between computers connected on the same home or workplace network. To share files over the Internet—for example, with friends or family—use OneDrive.

In Outlook, email messages, contacts, calendar items, tasks, and notes can be exported to archive files. You can import these files (.pst in Outlook for Windows and .olm in Outlook for Mac) into Outlook for Mac.

Find out how to use network transfer to copy games and apps from one Xbox console to another.

Find out how to play games from your console on another device. Connect directly to your console wherever you are through the web, using your mobile device, smart TV, handheld device, or PC.

Manually archive email messages, contacts, and other items to an Outlook for Mac Data File (.olm) to easily reduce your inbox size. You can save an .olm file to any location on your Mac or on a different machine for safekeeping.

Can your Xbox console connect to the Xbox network, but you can't hear your friends online within a game or a party? Or are you unable to host or join a multiplayer game? If so, then you may be encountering an issue related to Network Address Translation (NAT).

Learn how to share files in Windows using OneDrive, email, or nearby device.

Follow the below troubleshooting steps if you're facing issues while sharing large files (e.g., videos). Ensure that the file size is not exceeding any restrictions. Consider compressing large files into smaller zip formats. Use Wi-Fi instead of Bluetooth: Bluetooth file transfers are much slower.

Learn how to share documents, links, and pictures with nearby devices using Bluetooth or Wi-Fi in Windows.

You can export your Outlook.com mailbox to a .pst file using new Outlook for Windows or classic Outlook for Windows, or export to a .olm file using legacy Outlook for Mac.