It can be used as a contingency tool to retrieve information from damaged or incorrectly modified project files.
Beyond standard source code, it can extract embedded images, video clips, reports (.FRX), forms (.SCX), and class libraries (.VCX) directly from executable files (.EXE) or compiled modules (.APP, .FXP).
Organizations running mission-critical VFP applications for which the original source code has been lost often use this tool to perform essential updates or fix bugs.
The software includes rule-based actions and reusable templates to reduce manual steps during the recovery process.
For enthusiasts, it offers a way to study the architecture of professionally developed VFP programs.
To begin using the tool, users typically point the application to the main executable of the FoxPro project. After analyzing the file, Unfoxall lists the internal file structure and allows the user to specify a directory for the extracted source files.