settings.setValue(QLatin1String(versionC), maxSettingsVersion());
settings.setValue(QStringLiteral("virtualFilesMode"), Vfs::modeToString(folder.virtualFilesMode));
- if (folder.virtualFilesMode == Vfs::WithSuffix)
- settings.setValue(QLatin1String("usePlaceholders"), true); // to support older versions
+
+ // to support older versions: there usePlaceholders means suffix placeholders
+ settings.setValue(QLatin1String("usePlaceholders"), folder.virtualFilesMode == Vfs::WithSuffix);
// Happens only on Windows when the explorer integration is enabled.
if (!folder.navigationPaneClsid.isNull())