I HAVE A VERBATIM 500 GB EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE THAT I HAVE ATTACHED TO MY MacBook Pro.
I USE IT TO BACKUP MY COMPUTER, BUT I AM NOT SURE THAT IT IS BACKING UP AUTOMATICALLY.
HOW CAN I CHECK TO BE SURE BACKUPS ARE BEING MADE TO THE EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE?
The simplest thing to do would be look at the files on the ext. HDD.
Also...please do not post using all capitals. All capitals makes it hard(er) to read; and many here simply ignore such posts...
Use of capitals in the correct places is OK of course.