diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 84ae6757..66d3c675 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@ You may lose all your Moneroj if you use this App. Be cautious when spending on
 - more sensible error dialogs
 
 ### Issues / Pitfalls
+- The backups folder is now called "backups" and not ".backups" - which in most file explorers was a hidden folder
+- Wallets are now created directly in the "monerujo" folder, and not in the ".new" folder as before
+- You may want to check the old folders with a file browsing app and delete the ".new" and ".backups" folders AFTER moving neccessary wallet files to the new locations. Or simply make new backups from within Monerujo.
+- Also note, that on some devices the backups will only be visible on a PC over USB after a reboot of the device (it's an Android bug/feature)
 - Created wallets on a private testnet are unusable because the restore height is set to that
 of the "real" testnet.  After creating a new wallet, make a **new** one by recovering from the seed.
 The official monero client shows the same behaviour.
-- In rare occasions the monero core code returns a wallet address with corrupted characters -
-in these cases Monerujo crashes on purpose to make sure nothing bad happens
 
 ### HOW TO BUILD
 No need to build. Binaries are included:
diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 798a3f07..c687233c 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ android {
         applicationId "com.m2049r.xmrwallet"
         minSdkVersion 21
         targetSdkVersion 25
-        versionCode 20
-        versionName "0.8.0.7"
+        versionCode 21
+        versionName "0.8.0.8"
         testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
         externalNativeBuild {
             cmake {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/m2049r/xmrwallet/LoginActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/m2049r/xmrwallet/LoginActivity.java
index 1310b7c3..e3d740ef 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/m2049r/xmrwallet/LoginActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/m2049r/xmrwallet/LoginActivity.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import android.content.DialogInterface;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+import android.media.MediaScannerConnection;
 import android.os.AsyncTask;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.StrictMode;
@@ -308,12 +309,14 @@ public class LoginActivity extends AppCompatActivity
     }
 
     private boolean backupWallet(String walletName) {
-        File backupFolder = new File(getStorageRoot(), ".backups");
+        File backupFolder = new File(getStorageRoot(), "backups");
         if (!backupFolder.exists()) {
             if (!backupFolder.mkdir()) {
                 Log.e(TAG, "Cannot create backup dir " + backupFolder.getAbsolutePath());
                 return false;
             }
+            // make folder visible over USB/MTP
+            MediaScannerConnection.scanFile(this, new String[]{backupFolder.toString()}, null, null);
         }
         File walletFile = Helper.getWalletFile(LoginActivity.this, walletName);
         File backupFile = new File(backupFolder, walletName);
@@ -726,26 +729,17 @@ public class LoginActivity extends AppCompatActivity
 
         @Override
         protected Boolean doInBackground(Void... params) {
-            File newWalletFolder = new File(getStorageRoot(), ".new");
-            if (!newWalletFolder.exists()) {
-                if (!newWalletFolder.mkdir()) {
-                    Log.e(TAG, "Cannot create new wallet dir " + newWalletFolder.getAbsolutePath());
-                    return false;
-                }
-            }
+            File newWalletFolder = getStorageRoot();
             if (!newWalletFolder.isDirectory()) {
-                Log.e(TAG, "New wallet dir " + newWalletFolder.getAbsolutePath() + "is not a directory");
+                Log.e(TAG, "Wallet dir " + newWalletFolder.getAbsolutePath() + "is not a directory");
                 return false;
             }
             File cacheFile = new File(newWalletFolder, walletName);
-            cacheFile.delete();
             File keysFile = new File(newWalletFolder, walletName + ".keys");
-            keysFile.delete();
             File addressFile = new File(newWalletFolder, walletName + ".address.txt");
-            addressFile.delete();
 
             if (cacheFile.exists() || keysFile.exists() || addressFile.exists()) {
-                Log.e(TAG, "Cannot remove all old wallet files: " + cacheFile.getAbsolutePath());
+                Log.e(TAG, "Some wallet files already exist for " + cacheFile.getAbsolutePath());
                 return false;
             }
 
@@ -854,15 +848,11 @@ public class LoginActivity extends AppCompatActivity
 
     @Override
     public void onAccept(final String name, final String password) {
-        File newWalletFile = new File(new File(getStorageRoot(), ".new"), name);
         File walletFolder = getStorageRoot();
         File walletFile = new File(walletFolder, name);
-        boolean rc = copyWallet(newWalletFile, walletFile, false);
-        if (rc) {
-            walletFile.delete(); // when recovering wallets, the cache seems corrupt
-            // TODO: figure out why this is so? Only for a private testnet?
-            rc = testWallet(walletFile.getAbsolutePath(), password) == Wallet.Status.Status_Ok;
-        }
+        walletFile.delete(); // when recovering wallets, the cache seems corrupt
+        // TODO: figure out why this is so? Only for a private testnet?
+        boolean rc = testWallet(walletFile.getAbsolutePath(), password) == Wallet.Status.Status_Ok;
 
         if (rc) {
             popFragmentStack(GENERATE_STACK);
@@ -871,7 +861,7 @@ public class LoginActivity extends AppCompatActivity
         } else {
             Log.e(TAG, "Wallet store failed to " + walletFile.getAbsolutePath());
             Toast.makeText(LoginActivity.this,
-                    getString(R.string.generate_wallet_create_failed_2), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
+                    getString(R.string.generate_wallet_create_failed), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 98130bff..78b3038e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@
     <string name="generate_wallet_creating">Creating wallet</string>
     <string name="generate_wallet_created">Wallet created</string>
     <string name="generate_wallet_create_failed">Wallet create failed</string>
-    <string name="generate_wallet_create_failed_1">Wallet create failed (1/2)</string>
-    <string name="generate_wallet_create_failed_2">Wallet create failed (2/2)</string>
     <string name="generate_address_placeholder">9tDC52GsMjTNt4dpnRCwAF7ekVBkbkgkXGaMKTcSTpBhGpqkPX56jCNRydLq9oGjbbAQBsZhLfgmTKsntmxRd3TaJFYM2f8</string>
     <string name="generate_viewkey_placeholder">e2b99f4cc3d644774c4b118db05f8aa9967583a01ca4d47058c3860af10bd306</string>
     <string name="generate_spendkey_placeholder">300a54208ab0a638a8407a12e3de946da76f5a9ded303338452332ec7755210d</string>