# Allow Mobile Data Usage By Folder
**URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/allow-mobile-data-usage-by-folder/16328
**Category:** Android
**Created:** [February 8, 2021, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/allow-mobile-data-usage-by-folder/16328 "2021-02-08T17:31:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@sink](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/sink)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2021, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/allow-mobile-data-usage-by-folder/16328/1 "2021-02-08T17:31:57Z")
Hi all!
My android phone is configured to back up, whenever I am connected via wifi.
There is one folder on my phone that I would like to back up always, even over mobile data.
Anyone know a way to configure syncthing to use data for specific folders?
It seems to me that mobile data usage is a global setting. Hoping that I’m overlooking something.
Thank you!
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### Author:  [@AudriusButkevicius](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/AudriusButkevicius)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/allow-mobile-data-usage-by-folder/16328/2 "2021-02-08T18:20:28Z")
No, sadly there is no way to do this in the standard app other than by pausing yourself.
The fork app might have better support for this.
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### Author:  [@sink](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/sink)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2021, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/allow-mobile-data-usage-by-folder/16328/3 "2021-02-08T18:48:05Z")
Thank you, Audrius. Submitting a FR.
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### Author:  [@AudriusButkevicius](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/AudriusButkevicius)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/allow-mobile-data-usage-by-folder/16328/4 "2021-02-08T18:51:05Z")
I am pretty sure there already exists a feature request for that in the issue trakcer.
Sadly nobody is working on the mobile app code, so it’s unlikely to happen any time soon.
As I suggested, check the fork, perhaps the feature is already there, or perhaps the maintainer is willing to spend time on this.
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### Author:  [@sink](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/sink)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2021, 1:48am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/allow-mobile-data-usage-by-folder/16328/6 "2021-02-09T01:48:56Z")
Thank you both for pointing me in the right direction.
Just finished installing it.
Great work, Catfriend1. Much appreciated.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2021, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/allow-mobile-data-usage-by-folder/16328/7 "2021-03-11T01:49:13Z")
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