1 files changed, 7 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/kconfiggroup.cpp b/src/core/kconfiggroup.cpp
index 8b7cd863..f3ab2202 100644
--- a/src/core/kconfiggroup.cpp
+++ b/src/core/kconfiggroup.cpp
@@ -425,16 +425,13 @@ static QString translatePath(QString path) // krazy:exclude=passbyvalue
         return path;
     }
 
-    // we can not use KGlobal::dirs()->relativeLocation("home", path) here,
-    // since it would not recognize paths without a trailing '/'.
-    // All of the 3 following functions to return the user's home directory
-    // can return different paths. We have to test all them.
-    const QString homeDir0 = QFile::decodeName(qgetenv("HOME"));
-    const QString homeDir1 = QDir::homePath();
-    const QString homeDir2 = QDir(homeDir1).canonicalPath();
-    if (cleanHomeDirPath(path, homeDir0) || cleanHomeDirPath(path, homeDir1) || cleanHomeDirPath(path, homeDir2)) {
-        // qDebug() << "Path was replaced\n";
-    }
+    // Use the same thing as what expandString() will do, to keep data intact
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+    const QString homeDir = QDir::homePath();
+#else
+    const QString homeDir = QFile::decodeName(qgetenv("HOME"));
+#endif
+    (void)cleanHomeDirPath(path, homeDir);
 
     if (startsWithFile) {
         path = QUrl::fromLocalFile(path).toString();