Time Capsule light blinking yellow

I know what this means if it were a street light. What does it mean on the TC? It seems to be working properly otherwise; at least the airport is. I don't have a clue how to check if it is backing up or not??

WendellJ, welcome to the discussions!
If everything appears to be normal and you have a blinking yellow light, it is probably an alert for a firmware update your Time Capsule.
To verify, Open Hard Drive > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click on Manual Setup at the lower left of the pane when AirPort Utility opens.
The next page is a Summary of your settings. Click on "Status" and another window will open with a message explaining the reason for the blinking yellow light.

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