diff --git a/TMessagesProj/src/main/java/org/telegram/messenger/BuildVars.java b/TMessagesProj/src/main/java/org/telegram/messenger/BuildVars.java
index ae0fce673..018c1ae99 100644
--- a/TMessagesProj/src/main/java/org/telegram/messenger/BuildVars.java
+++ b/TMessagesProj/src/main/java/org/telegram/messenger/BuildVars.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.content.pm.PackageInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+import android.os.Build;
 
 @SuppressWarnings("ConstantConditions")
 public class BuildVars {
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ public class BuildVars {
     public static boolean DEBUG_PRIVATE_VERSION = DEBUG_VERSION;
     public static boolean LOGS_ENABLED = DEBUG_PRIVATE_VERSION;
     public static boolean USE_CLOUD_STRINGS = true;
-    public static boolean NO_SCOPED_STORAGE = true;
+    public static boolean NO_SCOPED_STORAGE = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT <= 29;
 
     public static int BUILD_VERSION; // generated
     public static String BUILD_VERSION_STRING;
diff --git a/TMessagesProj/src/main/java/tw/nekomimi/nekogram/utils/EnvUtil.kt b/TMessagesProj/src/main/java/tw/nekomimi/nekogram/utils/EnvUtil.kt
index 0ab54cc96..6135b39ac 100644
--- a/TMessagesProj/src/main/java/tw/nekomimi/nekogram/utils/EnvUtil.kt
+++ b/TMessagesProj/src/main/java/tw/nekomimi/nekogram/utils/EnvUtil.kt
@@ -50,15 +50,9 @@ object EnvUtil {
     @JvmStatic
     fun getTelegramPath(): File {
 
-        if (NekomuraConfig.cachePath.String() == null) {
-
-            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.R) {
-                // https://github.com/NekoX-Dev/NekoX/issues/284
-                NekomuraConfig.cachePath.setConfigString(File(ApplicationLoader.getDataDirFixed(), "cache/media").path)
-            } else {
-                NekomuraConfig.cachePath.setConfigString(ApplicationLoader.applicationContext.getExternalFilesDir("files")?.parent ?: File(ApplicationLoader.getDataDirFixed(), "cache/media").path)
-            }
-
+        if (NekomuraConfig.cachePath.String() == "") {
+            // https://github.com/NekoX-Dev/NekoX/issues/284
+            NekomuraConfig.cachePath.setConfigString(availableDirectories[2]);
         }
 
         var telegramPath = File(NekomuraConfig.cachePath.String())
@@ -69,6 +63,8 @@ object EnvUtil {
 
         }
 
+        // fallback
+
         telegramPath = ApplicationLoader.applicationContext.getExternalFilesDir(null) ?: File(ApplicationLoader.getDataDirFixed(), "cache/files")
 
         if (telegramPath.isDirectory || telegramPath.mkdirs()) {