HT1553 i bought a Gdrive to back up my MACbook Pro. How do I know it is working?

I bought a G drive to back up my Mac Book Pro , how do I know it is working?

Are you using Time Machine?
Click the Time Machine icon in your Mac's menu bar. Does it provide the date and time of its latest backup?

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    tokine wrote:
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