Deal with “The file xxxx.pst is not a personal folders file” error with PST repair tool

MS Outlook is the most preferred tool to maintain communication with client on daily basis. Sometimes when you open MS Outlook to send an email to your client, then suddenly a message pops-up in your screen displaying “The file xxxx.pst is not a personal folders file”. This error is of grave concern as it indicates non-existence of your personal file folders i.e. PST files. Thus, it can be simply concluded that the PST files in question are corrupt and cannot be accessed anymore. However, there is an inbuilt utility that can provide recovery to such files up to some extent but every time results cannot be relied upon. Since it is necessary for the user to revive damaged PST files effectively; therefore, it is important to install a reliable tool that can promise accurate repair of damaged PST files.

Identifying “The file xxxx.pst is not a personal folders file” error

There are various messages that get display on user system, but to identify the real errors is bit tricky. Conditions like sudden freezing of system, inaccessibility for PST files, and slow performance of MS Outlook indicate that PST files are underperforming and they have been corrupt. Once PST file corruption is clearly identified, user must take a prompt action to revive damaged PST files. 

Reasons for error manifestation
PST file error appears when PST file gets corrupt. The popping of error message “The file xxxx.pst is not a personal folders file” is a clear indication of PST file corruption. To manage such error, it becomes necessary for the user to know about the reason behind such manifestations of error.

With numerous events, it is clear that there is no single reason due to which PST files get corrupt, but different reasons like virus attack, server problem, corruption in the mailbox items, invalid username or password, corruption in the Windows registry settings, misconfigured system files.

Managing corrupt PST files
To manage damaged PST files users are usually told about inbuilt repair facility-Inbox Repair Tool (Scanpst.exe). This inbuilt repair utility thoroughly scans the affected PST file and repairs it. To make repair effective, it is advised to follow these steps:

1. Click Start button
2. Look for Scanpst.exe utility
3. Type path name or file name
4. Initiate the process
5. Restart Outlook

Sometimes corruption is so severe that affected PST files remain unaffected even after treatment with inbox repair tool. To deal with such issues, it is advised to take assistance from a third-party tool like Kernel for Outlook PST Repair. This tool perfectly recovers damaged PST files.

Precisely reviving PST files - An effort of Kernel for Outlook PST Repair

Better known as ‘PST Repair tool’ among professionals, Kernel for Outlook PST Repair deems fit to repair the damaged PST files irrespective of their corruption level. The tool maintains constancy during repair process and does not allow flipping of contents during recovery. Some features of Kernel for Outlook PST Repair are as follows:

• Perfectly repair the damaged PST files.
• Recovers messages and attachments.
• Saves recovered PST files in different formats like DBX, MBOX, MSG, EML, TXT, RTF, HTML, and MHTML.
• Directly migrates PST files to Office 365, email servers and webmails.
• Retains Meta properties.
• Provides ‘Preview’ option for better view prior saving.
• Life time technical support.

Maintenance of PST files is an important factor after their recovery from damaged state. Therefore, Kernel for Outlook PST Repair provides an option to migrate the recovered PST files to different destinations, so that PST files can be easily accessed.

To provide flawless recovery to users Kernel for Outlook PST Repair supports Windows 10/8.1.8/7/Vista/XP/2000/98/NT and 95, Windows Server 2012/2008R2/2008/2003R2/2003, and MS Outlook 2016/2013/2010/2007/2003/2002/2000/98 and 97.

Retaining PST files with great accuracy is the signature line of Kernel for Outlook PST Repair. The tool continuously maintains data integrity and Meta properties of the damaged files and saves the recovered PST file contents to newly created PST files. These files are either migrated to different destinations (cloud-based platforms) or to different file formats.