diff --git a/pygtktalog/dbcommon.py b/pygtktalog/dbcommon.py
index 4ccd2c3..d14cd7d 100644
--- a/pygtktalog/dbcommon.py
+++ b/pygtktalog/dbcommon.py
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@
     Author: Roman 'gryf' Dobosz, gryf73@gmail.com
     Created: 2009-05-20
 """
-import os
 from sqlite3 import dbapi2 as sqlite
-from tempfile import mkstemp
 
 
 class SchemaError(Exception):
@@ -111,8 +109,7 @@ class DataBase(object):
     @classmethod
     def open(self, filename=":memory:", force=False):
         """
-        Open connection, check database schema, if it looks ok, than copy it
-        to memory.
+        Open connection, check database schema, and alternatively create one.
 
         If provided filename is different from current, current connection is
         closed and new connection is set up.
@@ -121,7 +118,7 @@ class DataBase(object):
             @filename - full path of database file.
             @force - force schema creating.
 
-        Returns: cursor, if db open succeded, False in other cases.
+        Returns: True, if db open succeded, False in other cases.
         """
 
         if DataBase.filename is not None:
@@ -129,7 +126,7 @@ class DataBase(object):
 
         DataBase.filename = filename
 
-        DataBase.__connect()
+        DataBase.connect()
 
         if DataBase.cur is None:
             return False
@@ -140,12 +137,9 @@ class DataBase(object):
                                   " with pyGTKtalog")
             else:
                 # create schema
-                DataBase.__create_schema(DataBase.cur, DataBase.conn)
+                DataBase.create_schema(DataBase.cur, DataBase.conn)
 
-        if not DataBase.__copy_to_memory():
-            return False
-
-        return DataBase.cur
+        return True
 
     @classmethod
     def check_schema(self):
@@ -172,7 +166,7 @@ class DataBase(object):
         return orig_tables == table_names
 
     @classmethod
-    def __create_schema(self, cur, conn):
+    def create_schema(self, cur, conn):
         """
         Create database schema.
         Returns: True on success, False otherwise
@@ -197,123 +191,20 @@ class DataBase(object):
         conn.commit()
         return True
 
-
     @classmethod
-    def __connect(self):
+    def connect(self):
         """
         Connect to database.
         Returns: cursor for connection.
         """
+        if DataBase.cur:
+            return DataBase.cur
+
         types = sqlite.PARSE_DECLTYPES|sqlite.PARSE_COLNAMES
         DataBase.conn = sqlite.connect(DataBase.filename, detect_types=types)
         DataBase.cur = DataBase.conn.cursor()
         return DataBase.cur
 
-    @classmethod
-    def __copy_to_memory(self):
-        """
-        Copy database to :memory:
-        Returns: True if succeded, False otherwise
-        """
-        if DataBase.cur is None:
-            return False
-
-        if not DataBase.check_schema():
-            return False
-
-        types = sqlite.PARSE_DECLTYPES|sqlite.PARSE_COLNAMES
-        mem_conn = sqlite.connect(":memory:", detect_types=types)
-        mem_cur = mem_conn.cursor()
-
-        DataBase.__create_schema(mem_cur, mem_conn)
-
-        # copy data
-        for tablename in DataBase.schema_order:
-            if tablename in ('files', 'groups'):
-                sql = "select * from %s where id!=1" % tablename
-            else:
-                sql = "select * from %s" % tablename
-            data = DataBase.cur.execute(sql).fetchall()
-
-            cols = 0
-
-            if data and data[0] and data[0][0]:
-                cols = (len(data[0]) * "?,")[:-1]
-
-            sql = "insert into %s values(%s)" % (tablename, cols)
-
-            for row in data:
-                mem_cur.execute(sql, row)
-
-        # update sequences
-        seqs = DataBase.cur.execute("select name, seq from "
-                                    "sqlite_sequence").fetchall()
-
-        for seq in seqs:
-            sql = "update sqlite_sequence set seq=? where name=?"
-            mem_cur.execute(sql, (seq[1], seq[0]))
-
-        mem_conn.commit()
-
-        DataBase.conn.commit()
-        DataBase.cur.close()
-        DataBase.conn.close()
-
-        DataBase.cur = mem_cur
-        DataBase.conn = mem_conn
-
-        return True
-
-    @classmethod
-    def __copy_to_file(self):
-        """
-        Copy database from :memory:
-        Returns: True if succeded, False otherwise
-        """
-        if DataBase.cur is None:
-            return False
-
-        file_desc, dbfilename = mkstemp()
-        os.close(file_desc)
-
-        types = sqlite.PARSE_DECLTYPES|sqlite.PARSE_COLNAMES
-        file_conn = sqlite.connect(dbfilename, detect_types=types)
-        file_cur = file_conn.cursor()
-
-        DataBase.__create_schema(file_cur, file_conn)
-
-        # copy data
-        for tablename in DataBase.schema_order:
-            if tablename in ('files', 'groups'):
-                sql = "select * from %s where id!=1" % tablename
-            else:
-                sql = "select * from %s" % tablename
-            data = DataBase.cur.execute(sql).fetchall()
-
-            cols = 0
-
-            if data and data[0] and data[0][0]:
-                cols = (len(data[0]) * "?,")[:-1]
-
-            sql = "insert into %s values(%s)" % (tablename, cols)
-
-            for row in data:
-                file_cur.execute(sql, row)
-
-        # update sequences
-        seqs = DataBase.cur.execute("select name, seq from "
-                                    "sqlite_sequence").fetchall()
-
-        for name, seq in seqs:
-            sql = "update sqlite_sequence set seq=? where name=?"
-            file_cur.execute(sql, (seq, name))
-
-        file_conn.commit()
-        file_cur.close()
-        file_conn.close()
-
-        return dbfilename
-
 
 def create_database():
     DataBase.open(":memory:", True)