Can the backup go automatically?

I have the My Passport for Mac and have it set up through TimeMachine. It says it backs up my computer, but none of the files are the newer versions of the ones I have. Is there a way to set up the Passport to have all of my files be saved automatically to the newer versions?

Hello, TimeMachine should backup the files every hour as long as the drive is connected to the computer, meaning that should have the most current files. Can you take a screenshot of the time machine settings and share it?