diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
index d06f8542fc5..c911a98860d 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ bool FileUtils::copyRecursively(const FileName &srcFilePath, const FileName &tgt
 {
     QFileInfo srcFileInfo = srcFilePath.toFileInfo();
     if (srcFileInfo.isDir()) {
-        if (!tgtFilePath.toFileInfo().exists()) {
+        if (!tgtFilePath.exists()) {
             QDir targetDir(tgtFilePath.toString());
             targetDir.cdUp();
             if (!targetDir.mkdir(tgtFilePath.toFileInfo().fileName())) {
@@ -551,6 +551,13 @@ QString FileName::toUserOutput() const
     return QDir::toNativeSeparators(toString());
 }
 
+/// \returns a bool indicating whether a file with this
+/// FileName exists.
+bool FileName::exists() const
+{
+    return QFileInfo::exists(*this);
+}
+
 /// Find the parent directory of a given directory.
 
 /// Returns an empty FileName if the current directory is already
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
index 6240700c24c..4e2403322ba 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ public:
     static FileName fromUserInput(const QString &filename);
     QString toString() const;
     QString toUserOutput() const;
+    bool exists() const;
 
     FileName parentDir() const;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp
index cf9cd65fd94..508f943e8e3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ FileName AndroidConfig::androidToolPath() const
         // Java and I've made some progress on it. So if android.exe exists, return that instead.
         FileName path = m_sdkLocation;
         path.appendPath(QLatin1String("tools/android" QTC_HOST_EXE_SUFFIX));
-        if (path.toFileInfo().exists())
+        if (path.exists())
             return path;
         path = m_sdkLocation;
         return path.appendPath(QLatin1String("tools/android" ANDROID_BAT_SUFFIX));
@@ -1299,7 +1299,7 @@ void AndroidConfigurations::load()
 void AndroidConfigurations::updateAndroidDevice()
 {
     DeviceManager * const devMgr = DeviceManager::instance();
-    if (m_instance->m_config.adbToolPath().toFileInfo().exists())
+    if (m_instance->m_config.adbToolPath().exists())
         devMgr->addDevice(IDevice::Ptr(new Internal::AndroidDevice));
     else if (devMgr->find(Constants::ANDROID_DEVICE_ID))
         devMgr->removeDevice(Core::Id(Constants::ANDROID_DEVICE_ID));
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.cpp
index 84f1b612f58..c0ecde44843 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.cpp
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ bool AndroidManager::checkCertificatePassword(const QString &keystorePath, const
 bool AndroidManager::checkForQt51Files(Utils::FileName fileName)
 {
     fileName.appendPath(QLatin1String("android")).appendPath(QLatin1String("version.xml"));
-    if (!fileName.toFileInfo().exists())
+    if (!fileName.exists())
         return false;
     QDomDocument dstVersionDoc;
     if (!openXmlFile(dstVersionDoc, fileName))
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ bool AndroidManager::updateGradleProperties(ProjectExplorer::Target *target)
     AndroidBuildApkStep *buildApkStep
         = AndroidGlobal::buildStep<AndroidBuildApkStep>(target->activeBuildConfiguration());
 
-    if (!buildApkStep || !buildApkStep->androidPackageSourceDir().appendPath(QLatin1String("gradlew")).toFileInfo().exists())
+    if (!buildApkStep || !buildApkStep->androidPackageSourceDir().appendPath(QLatin1String("gradlew")).exists())
         return false;
 
     GradleProperties localProperties;
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidsettingswidget.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidsettingswidget.cpp
index 54eba1ca906..c741286f1d8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidsettingswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidsettingswidget.cpp
@@ -256,9 +256,9 @@ void AndroidSettingsWidget::check(AndroidSettingsWidget::Mode mode)
         m_ui->gdbWarningLabel->setVisible(false);
         if (m_androidConfig.ndkLocation().isEmpty()) {
             m_ndkState = NotSet;
-        } else if (!platformPath.appendPath(QLatin1String("platforms")).toFileInfo().exists()
-                || !toolChainPath.appendPath(QLatin1String("toolchains")).toFileInfo().exists()
-                || !sourcesPath.appendPath(QLatin1String("sources/cxx-stl")).toFileInfo().exists()) {
+        } else if (!platformPath.appendPath(QLatin1String("platforms")).exists()
+                || !toolChainPath.appendPath(QLatin1String("toolchains")).exists()
+                || !sourcesPath.appendPath(QLatin1String("sources/cxx-stl")).exists()) {
             m_ndkState = Error;
             m_ndkErrorMessage = tr("\"%1\" does not seem to be an Android NDK top folder.")
                     .arg(m_androidConfig.ndkLocation().toUserOutput());
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ void AndroidSettingsWidget::check(AndroidSettingsWidget::Mode mode)
                 if (ati.architecture != ProjectExplorer::Abi::ArmArchitecture)
                     continue;
                 Utils::FileName gdbPath = m_androidConfig.gdbPath(ati.architecture, ati.version);
-                if (gdbPath.toFileInfo().exists())
+                if (gdbPath.exists())
                     gdbPaths << gdbPath.toString();
             }
 
@@ -325,8 +325,7 @@ void AndroidSettingsWidget::check(AndroidSettingsWidget::Mode mode)
         } else {
             Utils::FileName bin = m_androidConfig.openJDKLocation();
             bin.appendPath(QLatin1String("bin/javac" QTC_HOST_EXE_SUFFIX));
-            if (!m_androidConfig.openJDKLocation().toFileInfo().exists()
-                    || !bin.toFileInfo().exists())
+            if (!m_androidConfig.openJDKLocation().exists() || !bin.exists())
                 m_javaState = Error;
         }
     }
@@ -407,15 +406,15 @@ bool AndroidSettingsWidget::sdkLocationIsValid() const
     Utils::FileName androidExe = m_androidConfig.sdkLocation();
     Utils::FileName androidBat = m_androidConfig.sdkLocation();
     Utils::FileName emulator = m_androidConfig.sdkLocation();
-    return (androidExe.appendPath(QLatin1String("/tools/android" QTC_HOST_EXE_SUFFIX)).toFileInfo().exists()
-            || androidBat.appendPath(QLatin1String("/tools/android" ANDROID_BAT_SUFFIX)).toFileInfo().exists())
-            && emulator.appendPath(QLatin1String("/tools/emulator" QTC_HOST_EXE_SUFFIX)).toFileInfo().exists();
+    return (androidExe.appendPath(QLatin1String("/tools/android" QTC_HOST_EXE_SUFFIX)).exists()
+            || androidBat.appendPath(QLatin1String("/tools/android" ANDROID_BAT_SUFFIX)).exists())
+            && emulator.appendPath(QLatin1String("/tools/emulator" QTC_HOST_EXE_SUFFIX)).exists();
 }
 
 bool AndroidSettingsWidget::sdkPlatformToolsInstalled() const
 {
     Utils::FileName adb = m_androidConfig.sdkLocation();
-    return adb.appendPath(QLatin1String("platform-tools/adb" QTC_HOST_EXE_SUFFIX)).toFileInfo().exists();
+    return adb.appendPath(QLatin1String("platform-tools/adb" QTC_HOST_EXE_SUFFIX)).exists();
 }
 
 void AndroidSettingsWidget::saveSettings()
@@ -477,7 +476,7 @@ void AndroidSettingsWidget::searchForAnt(const Utils::FileName &location)
                 ant.appendPath(QLatin1String("ant.bat"));
             else
                 ant.appendPath(QLatin1String("ant"));
-            if (ant.toFileInfo().exists()) {
+            if (ant.exists()) {
                 m_androidConfig.setAntLocation(ant);
                 m_ui->AntLocationPathChooser->setFileName(ant);
             }
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidtoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidtoolchain.cpp
index 22f0da7fa5c..b2176437a70 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidtoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidtoolchain.cpp
@@ -151,13 +151,13 @@ FileName AndroidToolChain::suggestedGdbServer() const
     Utils::FileName path = AndroidConfigurations::currentConfig().ndkLocation();
     path.appendPath(QString::fromLatin1("prebuilt/android-%1/gdbserver/gdbserver")
                     .arg(Abi::toString(targetAbi().architecture())));
-    if (path.toFileInfo().exists())
+    if (path.exists())
         return path;
     path = AndroidConfigurations::currentConfig().ndkLocation();
     path.appendPath(QString::fromLatin1("toolchains/%1-%2/prebuilt/gdbserver")
                                .arg(AndroidConfig::toolchainPrefix(targetAbi().architecture()))
                                .arg(m_ndkToolChainVersion));
-    if (path.toFileInfo().exists())
+    if (path.exists())
         return path;
 
     return Utils::FileName();
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeproject.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeproject.cpp
index f260b6a24c0..28b73b3616d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeproject.cpp
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ QString CMakeProject::uiHeaderFile(const QString &uiFile)
     while (baseDirectory.isChildOf(project)) {
         Utils::FileName cmakeListsTxt = baseDirectory;
         cmakeListsTxt.appendPath(QLatin1String("CMakeLists.txt"));
-        if (cmakeListsTxt.toFileInfo().exists())
+        if (cmakeListsTxt.exists())
             break;
         QDir dir(baseDirectory.toString());
         dir.cdUp();
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeritemmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeritemmanager.cpp
index 55916a397e2..52f75868c5b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeritemmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeritemmanager.cpp
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ void DebuggerItemManager::readLegacyDebuggers(const FileName &file)
         if (fn == QLatin1String("auto"))
             continue;
         FileName command = FileName::fromUserInput(fn);
-        if (!command.toFileInfo().exists())
+        if (!command.exists())
             continue;
         if (findByCommand(command))
             continue;
diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/iosdebugsupport.cpp b/src/plugins/ios/iosdebugsupport.cpp
index 37e1a735622..98fbdeeca57 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/iosdebugsupport.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/iosdebugsupport.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ RunControl *IosDebugSupport::createDebugRunControl(IosRunConfiguration *runConfi
         Utils::FileName xcodeInfo = IosConfigurations::developerPath().parentDir()
                 .appendPath(QLatin1String("Info.plist"));
         bool buggyLldb = false;
-        if (xcodeInfo.toFileInfo().exists()) {
+        if (xcodeInfo.exists()) {
             QSettings settings(xcodeInfo.toString(), QSettings::NativeFormat);
             QStringList version = settings.value(QLatin1String("CFBundleShortVersionString")).toString()
                     .split(QLatin1Char('.'));
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ RunControl *IosDebugSupport::createDebugRunControl(IosRunConfiguration *runConfi
         bundlePath.chop(4);
         Utils::FileName dsymPath = Utils::FileName::fromString(
                     bundlePath.append(QLatin1String(".dSYM")));
-        if (!dsymPath.toFileInfo().exists()) {
+        if (!dsymPath.exists()) {
             if (buggyLldb)
                 TaskHub::addTask(Task::Warning,
                                  tr("Debugging with Xcode 5.0.x can be unreliable without a dSYM. "
diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/iosdeploystep.cpp b/src/plugins/ios/iosdeploystep.cpp
index 7afe5dafcd9..78861b08627 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/iosdeploystep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/iosdeploystep.cpp
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ void IosDeployStep::checkProvisioningProfile()
 
     // the file is a signed plist stored in DER format
     // we simply search for start and end of the plist instead of decoding the DER payload
-    if (!provisioningFilePath.toFileInfo().exists())
+    if (!provisioningFilePath.exists())
         return;
     QFile provisionFile(provisioningFilePath.toString());
     if (!provisionFile.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly))
diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/iosdsymbuildstep.cpp b/src/plugins/ios/iosdsymbuildstep.cpp
index 718a9f4a1c6..393076540ab 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/iosdsymbuildstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/iosdsymbuildstep.cpp
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ QStringList IosDsymBuildStep::defaultCmdList() const
     QString dsymutilCmd = QLatin1String("dsymutil");
     Utils::FileName dsymUtilPath = IosConfigurations::developerPath()
             .appendPath(QLatin1String("Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/dsymutil"));
-    if (dsymUtilPath.toFileInfo().exists())
+    if (dsymUtilPath.exists())
         dsymutilCmd = dsymUtilPath.toUserOutput();
     IosRunConfiguration *runConf =
             qobject_cast<IosRunConfiguration *>(target()->activeRunConfiguration());
diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/iostoolhandler.cpp b/src/plugins/ios/iostoolhandler.cpp
index e64181079d3..61617bc5a85 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/iostoolhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/iostoolhandler.cpp
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ QString IosToolHandler::iosSimulatorToolPath()
     Utils::FileName devPath = Internal::IosConfigurations::developerPath();
     bool version182 = devPath.appendPath(QLatin1String(
         "Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhoneSimulatorRemoteClient.framework"))
-            .toFileInfo().exists();
+            .exists();
     QString res = Core::ICore::libexecPath() + QLatin1String("/ios/iossim");
     if (version182)
         res = res.append(QLatin1String("_1_8_2"));
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanager.cpp
index 6c280312601..34732b0c12c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanager.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void KitManager::restoreKits()
     // read all kits from user file
     KitList userKits;
     FileName userSettingsFile(settingsFileName());
-    if (userSettingsFile.toFileInfo().exists())
+    if (userSettingsFile.exists())
         userKits = restoreKits(userSettingsFile);
     foreach (Kit *k, userKits.kits) {
         if (k->isSdkProvided())
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/session.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/session.cpp
index 3fdcd075623..83aea757bce 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/session.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/session.cpp
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ bool SessionManager::loadSession(const QString &session)
     // Try loading the file
     FileName fileName = sessionNameToFileName(session);
     PersistentSettingsReader reader;
-    if (fileName.toFileInfo().exists()) {
+    if (fileName.exists()) {
         if (!reader.load(fileName)) {
             QMessageBox::warning(ICore::dialogParent(), tr("Error while restoring session"),
                                  tr("Could not restore session %1").arg(fileName.toUserOutput()));
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ bool SessionManager::loadSession(const QString &session)
     d->m_sessionName = session;
     EditorManager::updateWindowTitles();
 
-    if (fileName.toFileInfo().exists()) {
+    if (fileName.exists()) {
         d->m_virginSession = false;
 
         ProgressManager::addTask(d->m_future.future(), tr("Loading Session"),
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ QStringList SessionManager::projectsForSessionName(const QString &session)
 {
     const FileName fileName = sessionNameToFileName(session);
     PersistentSettingsReader reader;
-    if (fileName.toFileInfo().exists()) {
+    if (fileName.exists()) {
         if (!reader.load(fileName)) {
             qWarning() << "Could not restore session" << fileName.toUserOutput();
             return QStringList();
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/settingsaccessor.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/settingsaccessor.cpp
index c638ab47c73..5ef3435ee8b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/settingsaccessor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/settingsaccessor.cpp
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ SettingsAccessor::IssueInfo SettingsAccessor::findIssues(const QVariantMap &data
     defaultSettingsPath.appendString(m_userSuffix);
 
     int version = versionFromMap(data);
-    if (!path.toFileInfo().exists()) {
+    if (!path.exists()) {
         return result;
     } else if (data.isEmpty() || version < firstSupportedVersion() || version > currentVersion()) {
         result.title = QApplication::translate("Utils::SettingsAccessor", "No Valid Settings Found");
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/taskwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/taskwindow.cpp
index 74191c5f1d3..d95066a4cb8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/taskwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/taskwindow.cpp
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ void TaskWindow::triggerDefaultHandler(const QModelIndex &index)
     if (d->m_defaultHandler->canHandle(task)) {
         d->m_defaultHandler->handle(task);
     } else {
-        if (!task.file.toFileInfo().exists())
+        if (!task.file.exists())
             d->m_model->setFileNotFound(index, true);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchainmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchainmanager.cpp
index 29c432dea3e..a1abcdbb2b3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchainmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchainmanager.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ void ToolChainManager::restoreToolChains()
     // read all tool chains from user file.
     // Read legacy settings once and keep them around...
     FileName fileName = settingsFileName(QLatin1String(TOOLCHAIN_FILENAME));
-    if (!fileName.toFileInfo().exists())
+    if (!fileName.exists())
         fileName = settingsFileName(QLatin1String(LEGACY_TOOLCHAIN_FILENAME));
     readTcs = restoreFromFile(fileName);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/androidpackageinstallationstep.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/androidpackageinstallationstep.cpp
index 6a462da9f55..b4c24c7f9d9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/androidpackageinstallationstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/androidpackageinstallationstep.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void AndroidPackageInstallationStep::run(QFutureInterface<bool> &fi)
     QString error;
     foreach (const QString &dir, m_androidDirsToClean) {
         Utils::FileName androidDir = Utils::FileName::fromString(dir);
-        if (!dir.isEmpty() && androidDir.toFileInfo().exists()) {
+        if (!dir.isEmpty() && androidDir.exists()) {
             emit addOutput(tr("Removing directory %1").arg(dir), MessageOutput);
             if (!Utils::FileUtils::removeRecursively(androidDir, &error)) {
                 emit addOutput(error, ErrorOutput);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/bardescriptorfilenodemanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qnx/bardescriptorfilenodemanager.cpp
index cf1abcc7612..5d3f815ef69 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/bardescriptorfilenodemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/bardescriptorfilenodemanager.cpp
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ bool BarDescriptorFileNodeManager::createBarDescriptor(ProjectExplorer::Project
     content.replace(QLatin1String("TARGETNAME"), targetName);
     content.replace(QLatin1String("ID"), QLatin1String("com.example.") + projectName);
 
-    if (project->projectDirectory().appendPath(QLatin1String("qml")).toFileInfo().exists())
+    if (project->projectDirectory().appendPath(QLatin1String("qml")).exists())
         content.replace(QLatin1String("</qnx>"),
                         QLatin1String("    <asset path=\"qml\">qml</asset>\n</qnx>"));
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/blackberryapilevelconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qnx/blackberryapilevelconfiguration.cpp
index cf4e05c436b..0aa3b538346 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/blackberryapilevelconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/blackberryapilevelconfiguration.cpp
@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@ void BlackBerryApiLevelConfiguration::ctor()
     QString host = qnxHost().toString();
     FileName qmake4Path = FileName::fromString(Utils::HostOsInfo::withExecutableSuffix(host + QLatin1String("/usr/bin/qmake")));
     FileName qmake5Path = FileName::fromString(Utils::HostOsInfo::withExecutableSuffix(host + QLatin1String("/usr/bin/qt5/qmake")));
-    if (qmake4Path.toFileInfo().exists())
+    if (qmake4Path.exists())
         m_qmake4BinaryFile = qmake4Path;
 
-    if (qmake5Path.toFileInfo().exists())
+    if (qmake5Path.exists())
         m_qmake5BinaryFile = qmake5Path;
 }
 
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ bool BlackBerryApiLevelConfiguration::isValid() const
     return QnxBaseConfiguration::isValid() &&
             ((!m_qmake4BinaryFile.isEmpty() || !m_qmake5BinaryFile.isEmpty())
             && (m_autoDetectionSource.isEmpty() ||
-                m_autoDetectionSource.toFileInfo().exists())
-            && (!m_sysRoot.isEmpty() && m_sysRoot.toFileInfo().exists()));
+                m_autoDetectionSource.exists())
+            && (!m_sysRoot.isEmpty() && m_sysRoot.exists()));
 }
 
 
@@ -276,10 +276,10 @@ QStringList BlackBerryApiLevelConfiguration::validationErrors() const
     if (m_qmake4BinaryFile.isEmpty() && m_qmake5BinaryFile.isEmpty())
         errorStrings << tr("- No Qt version found.");
 
-    if (!m_autoDetectionSource.isEmpty() && !m_autoDetectionSource.toFileInfo().exists())
+    if (!m_autoDetectionSource.isEmpty() && !m_autoDetectionSource.exists())
         errorStrings << tr("- No auto detection source found.");
 
-    if (m_sysRoot.isEmpty() && m_sysRoot.toFileInfo().exists())
+    if (m_sysRoot.isEmpty() && m_sysRoot.exists())
         errorStrings << tr("- No sysroot found.");
 
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/blackberrydeviceconfigurationwizardpages.cpp b/src/plugins/qnx/blackberrydeviceconfigurationwizardpages.cpp
index 6f0e3f0a1c6..c4a6a4a3f31 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/blackberrydeviceconfigurationwizardpages.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/blackberrydeviceconfigurationwizardpages.cpp
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ bool BlackBerryDeviceConfigurationWizardConfigPage::isComplete() const
     bool configurationNameComplete = !m_ui->configurationNameField->text().isEmpty();
     Utils::FileName fileName = Utils::FileName::fromString(m_ui->debugTokenCombo->currentText());
     bool debugTokenComplete = m_holder.isSimulator || !m_holder.isProductionDevice
-            || (!fileName.isEmpty() && fileName.toFileInfo().exists());
+            || (!fileName.isEmpty() && fileName.exists());
 
     return configurationNameComplete  &&  debugTokenComplete;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/blackberryndksettingswidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qnx/blackberryndksettingswidget.cpp
index 5aba127f1df..d8ab5b2dab4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/blackberryndksettingswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/blackberryndksettingswidget.cpp
@@ -188,10 +188,10 @@ void BlackBerryNDKSettingsWidget::updateConfigurationList()
         // TODO: Do the same if qmake, qcc, debugger are no longer detected...
         if (!config->isValid()) {
             QString toolTip = tr("Invalid target %1:").arg(config->targetName());
-            if (config->isAutoDetected() && !config->autoDetectionSource().toFileInfo().exists())
+            if (config->isAutoDetected() && !config->autoDetectionSource().exists())
                 toolTip += QLatin1Char('\n') + tr("- Target no longer installed.");
 
-            if (!config->envFile().toFileInfo().exists())
+            if (!config->envFile().exists())
                 toolTip += QLatin1Char('\n') + tr("- No NDK environment file found.");
 
             if (config->qmake4BinaryFile().isEmpty()
diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxbaseconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxbaseconfiguration.cpp
index 9bbfc055914..2cd9c75f208 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxbaseconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxbaseconfiguration.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ bool QnxBaseConfiguration::isValid() const
 
 void QnxBaseConfiguration::ctor(const FileName &envScript)
 {
-    QTC_ASSERT(!envScript.isEmpty() && envScript.toFileInfo().exists(), return);
+    QTC_ASSERT(!envScript.isEmpty() && envScript.exists(), return);
     m_envFile = envScript;
     m_qnxEnv = QnxUtils::qnxEnvironmentFromEnvFile(m_envFile.toString());
     foreach (const Utils::EnvironmentItem &item, m_qnxEnv) {
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ void QnxBaseConfiguration::ctor(const FileName &envScript)
         m_qnxHost.toString() + QLatin1String("/usr/bin/qcc")));
     FileName armlev7GdbPath = FileName::fromString(Utils::HostOsInfo::withExecutableSuffix(
         m_qnxHost.toString() + QLatin1String("/usr/bin/ntoarm-gdb")));
-    if (!armlev7GdbPath.toFileInfo().exists()) {
+    if (!armlev7GdbPath.exists()) {
         armlev7GdbPath = FileName::fromString(Utils::HostOsInfo::withExecutableSuffix(
             m_qnxHost.toString() + QLatin1String("/usr/bin/ntoarmv7-gdb")));
     }
@@ -159,13 +159,13 @@ void QnxBaseConfiguration::ctor(const FileName &envScript)
     FileName x86GdbPath = FileName::fromString(Utils::HostOsInfo::withExecutableSuffix(
         m_qnxHost.toString() + QLatin1String("/usr/bin/ntox86-gdb")));
 
-    if (qccPath.toFileInfo().exists())
+    if (qccPath.exists())
         m_qccCompiler = qccPath;
 
-    if (armlev7GdbPath.toFileInfo().exists())
+    if (armlev7GdbPath.exists())
         m_armlev7Debugger = armlev7GdbPath;
 
-    if (x86GdbPath.toFileInfo().exists())
+    if (x86GdbPath.exists())
         m_x86Debugger = x86GdbPath;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtversionmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtversionmanager.cpp
index 0cf8052b4af..ff405cd5183 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtversionmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtversionmanager.cpp
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ void QtVersionManager::triggerQtVersionRestore()
     saveQtVersions();
 
     const FileName configFileName = globalSettingsFileName();
-    if (configFileName.toFileInfo().exists()) {
+    if (configFileName.exists()) {
         m_configFileWatcher = new FileSystemWatcher(m_instance);
         connect(m_configFileWatcher, SIGNAL(fileChanged(QString)),
                 m_fileWatcherTimer, SLOT(start()));
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ static bool restoreQtVersions()
     FileName filename = settingsFileName(QLatin1String(QTVERSION_FILENAME));
 
     // Read Qt Creator 2.5 qtversions.xml once:
-    if (!filename.toFileInfo().exists())
+    if (!filename.exists())
         filename = settingsFileName(QLatin1String(QTVERSION_LEGACY_FILENAME));
     if (!reader.load(filename))
         return false;
diff --git a/src/tools/sdktool/operation.cpp b/src/tools/sdktool/operation.cpp
index 1f0bfb1888c..384f329da8e 100644
--- a/src/tools/sdktool/operation.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/sdktool/operation.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ QVariantMap Operation::load(const QString &file)
 
     // Read values from original file:
     Utils::FileName path = Settings::instance()->getPath(file);
-    if (path.toFileInfo().exists()) {
+    if (path.exists()) {
         Utils::PersistentSettingsReader reader;
         if (!reader.load(path))
             return QVariantMap();