The problem isn't the defrag program. I didn't use the defrag program.
You did, in making the disk analysis and getting a response on how many files were fragmented. I don't completely trust that result you got. I would still suggest you at least give it a try with another defrag program and have it analyze (not defrag) the disk after the backup.
Why does commercial backup software have to be so complex? Really, all I need to do is copy any files from the source drive that are either newer or not on the destination drive...
I recommend Robocopy. It is command line, but it is very streightforward to create a .cmd file and perform backup with all sorts of options. What you describe can be done very easily with robocopy. It is free, already included in 7, but freely downloadable from MS website. It is very very reliable. I've been using it for my backups in the last 5 years, and nothing compares to it
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