diff --git a/zou/app/services/preview_files_service.py b/zou/app/services/preview_files_service.py
index 0b37c00517..bf61c6072c 100644
--- a/zou/app/services/preview_files_service.py
+++ b/zou/app/services/preview_files_service.py
@@ -649,6 +649,7 @@ def generate_tiles_for_movie_previews():
         try:
             path = extract_tile_from_preview_file(preview_file.serialize())
             file_store.add_picture("tiles", str(preview_file.id), path)
+            os.remove(path)
             print(
                 f"Tile generated for preview file {preview_file.id}",
             )
@@ -793,6 +794,7 @@ def generate_tiles_and_reset_preview_files_metadata():
                     file_store.add_picture(
                         "tiles", preview_file_id, extracted_tile_path
                     )
+                    os.remove(extracted_tile_path)
                     print(
                         f"Tile generated for preview file {preview_file_id}",
                     )
diff --git a/zou/utils/movie.py b/zou/utils/movie.py
index 39b0ba8e7a..7ad433d1d0 100644
--- a/zou/utils/movie.py
+++ b/zou/utils/movie.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 import ffmpeg
 import opentimelineio as otio
 
+from zou.app import config
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 loghandler = logging.StreamHandler()
 loghandler.setLevel(logging.INFO)
@@ -54,10 +56,9 @@ def generate_thumbnail(movie_path):
     Generate a thumbnail to represent the movie given at movie path. It
     takes a picture at the first frame of the movie.
     """
-    folder_path = os.path.dirname(movie_path)
     file_source_name = os.path.basename(movie_path)
     file_target_name = "%s.png" % file_source_name[:-4]
-    file_target_path = os.path.join(folder_path, file_target_name)
+    file_target_path = os.path.join(config.TMP_DIR, file_target_name)
 
     try:
         ffmpeg.input(movie_path, ss="00:00:00").output(
@@ -74,10 +75,9 @@ def extract_frame_from_movie(movie_path, frame_number, movie_fps):
     Extract a frame from the movie given at movie path. It
     takes a picture at the specified time of the movie.
     """
-    folder_path = os.path.dirname(movie_path)
     file_source_name = os.path.basename(movie_path)
     file_target_name = f"{file_source_name[:-4]}_{frame_number}.png"
-    file_target_path = os.path.join(folder_path, file_target_name)
+    file_target_path = os.path.join(config.TMP_DIR, file_target_name)
 
     frame_time = otio.opentime.RationalTime(
         frame_number - 1, float(movie_fps)
@@ -98,10 +98,9 @@ def generate_tile(movie_path, movie_fps):
     """
     Generates a tile from a movie.
     """
-    folder_path = os.path.dirname(movie_path)
     file_source_name = os.path.basename(movie_path)
     file_target_name = f"{file_source_name[:-4]}_tile.png"
-    file_target_path = os.path.join(folder_path, file_target_name)
+    file_target_path = os.path.join(config.TMP_DIR, file_target_name)
     probe = ffmpeg.probe(movie_path)
     duration_in_seconds = float(probe["streams"][0]["duration"])
     float_movie_fps = float(movie_fps)
@@ -190,12 +189,11 @@ def normalize_movie(movie_path, fps, width, height):
     Normalize movie using resolution, width and height given in parameter.
     Generates a high def movie and a low def movie.
     """
-    folder_path = os.path.dirname(movie_path)
     file_source_name = os.path.basename(movie_path)
     file_target_name = "%s.mp4" % file_source_name[:-8]
-    file_target_path = os.path.join(folder_path, file_target_name)
+    file_target_path = os.path.join(config.TMP_DIR, file_target_name)
     low_file_target_name = "%s_low.mp4" % file_source_name[:-8]
-    low_file_target_path = os.path.join(folder_path, low_file_target_name)
+    low_file_target_path = os.path.join(config.TMP_DIR, low_file_target_name)
 
     (w, h) = get_movie_size(movie_path)
     resize_factor = w / h