BrettLee.com - TarBackup @Subversion-ViewVC @Subversion Return ( Software ) The purpose of this software package is to deliver a simple modular method to backup dynamic filesystems using open source tools.. With TarBackup you use tar, what can be easier. TarBackup provides for Full and Incremental (changes since the beginning of the month) backups that are easily managed using the vi editor. This software is meant for small to mid-size systems.