---
id: backups.can-i-stop-backups-using-my-phone-hotspot
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/can-i-stop-backups-using-my-phone-hotspot
category: "Backups & restore points"
subcategory: "When backups run"
question: "Can I stop backups from using my phone's hotspot data?"
alt_questions:
  - "Not on a personal hotspot"
  - "Waiting for Wi-Fi backup"
  - "backup used my mobile data"
  - "pause cloud backup on tethering"
  - "backup metered connection"
short_answer: "Yes. Turn on Not on a personal hotspot under Only when in the set's Change… popover. Cloud backups then wait while you're tethered and resume on a normal network."
tags: ["hotspot", "network", "conditions"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/can-i-make-backups-only-run-when-plugged-in"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Can I stop backups from using my phone's hotspot data?

Yes. In the set's **Change…** popover, under **Only when**, turn on **Not on a personal hotspot**. It applies to cloud destinations, so a backup never eats a phone's data allowance.

While you're tethered, the card reads *"Waiting for Wi-Fi — you asked for backups to stay off hotspots."* The backup carries on once you're back on a normal network.