--- a/libgnome-desktop/gnome-desktop-thumbnail.c	2010-10-04 17:23:33.000000000 -0400
+++ a/libgnome-desktop/gnome-desktop-thumbnail.c	2013-05-27 19:21:22.695902609 -0400
@@ -526,8 +526,13 @@ gnome_desktop_thumbnail_factory_lookup (
 
   file = g_strconcat (g_checksum_get_string (checksum), ".png", NULL);
   
+#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 34, 0)
+  path = g_build_filename (g_get_user_cache_dir (),
+			   "thumbnails",
+#else
   path = g_build_filename (g_get_home_dir (),
 			   ".thumbnails",
+#endif
 			   (priv->size == GNOME_DESKTOP_THUMBNAIL_SIZE_NORMAL)?"normal":"large",
 			   file,
 			   NULL);
@@ -587,8 +592,13 @@ gnome_desktop_thumbnail_factory_has_vali
 
   file = g_strconcat (g_checksum_get_string (checksum), ".png", NULL);
 
+#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 34, 0)
+  path = g_build_filename (g_get_user_cache_dir (),
+			   "thumbnails/fail",
+#else
   path = g_build_filename (g_get_home_dir (),
 			   ".thumbnails/fail",
+#endif
 			   appname,
 			   file,
 			   NULL);
@@ -917,12 +927,17 @@ make_thumbnail_dirs (GnomeDesktopThumbna
 
   res = FALSE;
 
+#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 34, 0)
+  thumbnail_dir = g_build_filename (g_get_user_cache_dir (),
+				    "thumbnails",
+#else
   thumbnail_dir = g_build_filename (g_get_home_dir (),
 				    ".thumbnails",
+#endif
 				    NULL);
   if (!g_file_test (thumbnail_dir, G_FILE_TEST_IS_DIR))
     {
-      g_mkdir (thumbnail_dir, 0700);
+      g_mkdir_with_parents (thumbnail_dir, 0700);
       res = TRUE;
     }
 
@@ -951,12 +966,17 @@ make_thumbnail_fail_dirs (GnomeDesktopTh
 
   res = FALSE;
 
+#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 34, 0)
+  thumbnail_dir = g_build_filename (g_get_user_cache_dir (),
+				    "thumbnails",
+#else
   thumbnail_dir = g_build_filename (g_get_home_dir (),
 				    ".thumbnails",
+#endif
 				    NULL);
   if (!g_file_test (thumbnail_dir, G_FILE_TEST_IS_DIR))
     {
-      g_mkdir (thumbnail_dir, 0700);
+      g_mkdir_with_parents (thumbnail_dir, 0700);
       res = TRUE;
     }
 
@@ -1025,8 +1045,13 @@ gnome_desktop_thumbnail_factory_save_thu
 
   file = g_strconcat (g_checksum_get_string (checksum), ".png", NULL);
 
+#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 34, 0)
+  path = g_build_filename (g_get_user_cache_dir (),
+			   "thumbnails",
+#else
   path = g_build_filename (g_get_home_dir (),
 			   ".thumbnails",
+#endif
 			   (priv->size == GNOME_DESKTOP_THUMBNAIL_SIZE_NORMAL)?"normal":"large",
 			   file,
 			   NULL);
@@ -1129,8 +1154,13 @@ gnome_desktop_thumbnail_factory_create_f
 
   file = g_strconcat (g_checksum_get_string (checksum), ".png", NULL);
 
+#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 34, 0)
+  path = g_build_filename (g_get_user_cache_dir (),
+			   "thumbnails/fail",
+#else
   path = g_build_filename (g_get_home_dir (),
 			   ".thumbnails/fail",
+#endif
 			   appname,
 			   file,
 			   NULL);
@@ -1221,8 +1251,13 @@ gnome_desktop_thumbnail_path_for_uri (co
   file = g_strconcat (md5, ".png", NULL);
   g_free (md5);
   
+#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 34, 0)
+  path = g_build_filename (g_get_user_cache_dir (),
+			   "thumbnails",
+#else
   path = g_build_filename (g_get_home_dir (),
 			   ".thumbnails",
+#endif
 			   (size == GNOME_DESKTOP_THUMBNAIL_SIZE_NORMAL)?"normal":"large",
 			   file,
 			   NULL);