--- src/file-utils.c	2017-05-02 14:13:27.327758724 +0200
+++ src/file-utils.c	2017-05-02 14:26:07.501244763 +0200
@@ -51,27 +51,6 @@
 
 /* path */
 
-
-static const char *try_folder[] = { "cache", "~", "tmp", NULL };
-
-
-static const char *
-get_nth_temp_folder_to_try (int n)
-{
-        const char *folder;
-
-        folder = try_folder[n];
-        if (strcmp (folder, "cache") == 0)
-                folder = g_get_user_cache_dir ();
-        else if (strcmp (folder, "~") == 0)
-                folder = g_get_home_dir ();
-        else if (strcmp (folder, "tmp") == 0)
-                folder = g_get_tmp_dir ();
-
-        return folder;
-}
-
-
 char *
 _g_path_get_temp_work_dir (const char *parent_folder)
 {
@@ -81,28 +60,7 @@
         char    *template;
         char    *result = NULL;
 
-        if (parent_folder == NULL) {
-                /* find the folder with more free space. */
-
-                for (i = 0; try_folder[i] != NULL; i++) {
-                        const char *folder;
-                        GFile      *file;
-                        guint64     size;
-
-                        folder = get_nth_temp_folder_to_try (i);
-                        file = g_file_new_for_path (folder);
-                        size = _g_file_get_free_space (file);
-                        g_object_unref (file);
-
-                        if (max_size < size) {
-                                max_size = size;
-                                g_free (best_folder);
-                                best_folder = g_strdup (folder);
-                        }
-                }
-        }
-        else
-                best_folder = g_strdup (parent_folder);
+        best_folder = g_strdup (g_get_tmp_dir ());
 
         if (best_folder == NULL)
                 return NULL;
@@ -578,17 +536,15 @@
 		return FALSE;
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0; try_folder[i] != NULL; i++) {
-		const char *folder;
 
-		folder = get_nth_temp_folder_to_try (i);
-		if (strncmp (path, folder, strlen (folder)) == 0) {
-			if (strncmp (path + strlen (folder), "/.fr-", 5) == 0) {
-				result = TRUE;
-				break;
-			}
+	const char *folder;
+
+	folder = g_strdup (g_get_tmp_dir ());
+	if (strncmp (path, folder, strlen (folder)) == 0) {
+		if (strncmp (path + strlen (folder), "/.fr-", 5) == 0) {
+			result = TRUE;
 		}
-	}
+	}	
 
 	g_free (path);