diff --git a/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginmanager.cpp b/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginmanager.cpp
index b4b8b9f245e..6d56fdb2dc3 100644
--- a/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginmanager.cpp
@@ -1475,7 +1475,7 @@ public:
     static std::optional<QString> lockedPluginName(PluginManagerPrivate *pm)
     {
         const QString lockFilePath = LockFile::filePath(pm);
-        if (QFile::exists(lockFilePath)) {
+        if (QFileInfo::exists(lockFilePath)) {
             QFile f(lockFilePath);
             if (f.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
                 const auto pluginName = QString::fromUtf8(f.readLine()).trimmed();
diff --git a/src/libs/qmleditorwidgets/contextpanewidgetimage.cpp b/src/libs/qmleditorwidgets/contextpanewidgetimage.cpp
index 38805264f93..f188d6aa40a 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmleditorwidgets/contextpanewidgetimage.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qmleditorwidgets/contextpanewidgetimage.cpp
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ void ContextPaneWidgetImage::setProperties(QmlJS::PropertyReader *propertyReader
     if (propertyReader->hasProperty(QLatin1String("source"))) {
         QString source = propertyReader->readProperty(QLatin1String("source")).toString();
         m_fileWidget->setFileName(source);
-        if (QFile::exists(m_path + QLatin1Char('/') + source))
+        if (QFileInfo::exists(m_path + QLatin1Char('/') + source))
             setPixmap(m_path + QLatin1Char('/') + source);
         else
             setPixmap(source);
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/mimetypes2/mimeprovider.cpp b/src/libs/utils/mimetypes2/mimeprovider.cpp
index c20e367517f..682cbb7e8a5 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/mimetypes2/mimeprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/mimetypes2/mimeprovider.cpp
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ bool MimeBinaryProvider::loadMimeTypePrivate(MimeTypePrivate &data)
 
         // shared-mime-info since 1.3 lowercases the xml files
         QString mimeFile = m_directory + QLatin1Char('/') + data.name.toLower() + QLatin1String(".xml");
-        if (!QFile::exists(mimeFile))
+        if (!QFileInfo::exists(mimeFile))
             mimeFile = m_directory + QLatin1Char('/') + data.name + QLatin1String(".xml"); // pre-1.3
 
         QFile qfile(mimeFile);
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/savefile.cpp b/src/libs/utils/savefile.cpp
index 4cf579ac0b9..a9d0cca3a40 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/savefile.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/savefile.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ bool SaveFile::commit()
     if (!result) {
         DWORD replaceErrorCode = GetLastError();
         QString errorStr;
-        if (!QFile::exists(finalFileName)) {
+        if (!QFileInfo::exists(finalFileName)) {
             // Replace failed because finalFileName does not exist, try rename.
             if (!(result = rename(finalFileName)))
                 errorStr = errorString();
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ bool SaveFile::commit()
 
     // Back up current file.
     // If it's opened by another application, the lock follows the move.
-    if (QFile::exists(finalFileName)) {
+    if (QFileInfo::exists(finalFileName)) {
         // Kill old backup. Might be useful if creator crashed before removing backup.
         QFile::remove(backupName);
         QFile finalFile(finalFileName);
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/stylehelper.cpp b/src/libs/utils/stylehelper.cpp
index cc860e715a9..2f205da9359 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/stylehelper.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/stylehelper.cpp
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ QString StyleHelper::dpiSpecificImageFile(const QString &fileName)
     if (qApp->devicePixelRatio() > 1.0) {
         const QString atDprfileName =
                 imageFileWithResolution(fileName, qRound(qApp->devicePixelRatio()));
-        if (QFile::exists(atDprfileName))
+        if (QFileInfo::exists(atDprfileName))
             return atDprfileName;
     }
     return fileName;
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ QList<int> StyleHelper::availableImageResolutions(const QString &fileName)
     QList<int> result;
     const int maxResolutions = qApp->devicePixelRatio();
     for (int i = 1; i <= maxResolutions; ++i)
-        if (QFile::exists(imageFileWithResolution(fileName, i)))
+        if (QFileInfo::exists(imageFileWithResolution(fileName, i)))
             result.append(i);
     return result;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidsdkdownloader.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidsdkdownloader.cpp
index ececc547481..13348492e73 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidsdkdownloader.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidsdkdownloader.cpp
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ static FilePath sdkFromUrl(const QUrl &url)
     if (basename.isEmpty())
         basename = "sdk-tools.zip";
 
-    if (QFile::exists(basename)) {
+    if (QFileInfo::exists(basename)) {
         int i = 0;
         basename += '.';
-        while (QFile::exists(basename + QString::number(i)))
+        while (QFileInfo::exists(basename + QString::number(i)))
             ++i;
         basename += QString::number(i);
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/clearcase/clearcaseplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/clearcase/clearcaseplugin.cpp
index 943ffa194a4..cfbc5a1f4c0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clearcase/clearcaseplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clearcase/clearcaseplugin.cpp
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ QStringList ClearCasePluginPrivate::ccGetActiveVobs() const
         // Snapshot views does not necessarily have all active VOBs loaded, so we'll have to
         // check if the dirs exists as well. Else the command will work, but the output will
         // complain about the element not being loaded.
-        if (QFile::exists(prefix + relativeDir))
+        if (QFileInfo::exists(prefix + relativeDir))
             res.append(relativeDir);
     }
     return res;
diff --git a/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.cpp b/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.cpp
index 37c0d29d8d6..2ca95d6ecb7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.cpp
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ void CompilationDatabaseBuildSystem::buildTreeAndProjectParts()
 
     root->addNode(std::make_unique<FileNode>(projectFilePath(), FileType::Project));
 
-    if (QFile::exists(dbContents.extraFileName))
+    if (QFileInfo::exists(dbContents.extraFileName))
         root->addNode(std::make_unique<FileNode>(Utils::FilePath::fromString(dbContents.extraFileName),
                                                  FileType::Project));
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/compilerexplorer/compilerexplorersettings.cpp b/src/plugins/compilerexplorer/compilerexplorersettings.cpp
index 0837afb6e11..175d2c29825 100644
--- a/src/plugins/compilerexplorer/compilerexplorersettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/compilerexplorer/compilerexplorersettings.cpp
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ void SourceSettings::fillLanguageIdModel(StringSelectionAspect::ResultCallback c
             auto *newItem = new QStandardItem(language.name);
             newItem->setData(language.id);
 
-            if (QFile::exists(":/compilerexplorer/logos/" + language.logoUrl)) {
+            if (QFileInfo::exists(":/compilerexplorer/logos/" + language.logoUrl)) {
                 QIcon icon(":/compilerexplorer/logos/" + language.logoUrl);
                 newItem->setIcon(icon);
             }
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editorview.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editorview.cpp
index 84297254919..c922dae9515 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editorview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editorview.cpp
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ void SplitterOrView::restoreState(const QByteArray &state)
             stream >> historyData;
         view()->m_editorHistory = loadHistory(historyData);
 
-        if (!QFile::exists(fileName))
+        if (!QFileInfo::exists(fileName))
             return;
         IEditor *e = EditorManagerPrivate::openEditor(view(), FilePath::fromString(fileName), Id::fromString(id),
                                                       EditorManager::IgnoreNavigationHistory
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/generalsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/generalsettings.cpp
index 4cc865de8ea..f0d2046a32f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/generalsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/generalsettings.cpp
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static bool hasQmFilesForLocale(const QString &locale, const QString &creatorTrP
     static const QString qtTrPath = QLibraryInfo::path(QLibraryInfo::TranslationsPath);
 
     const QString trFile = QLatin1String("/qt_") + locale + QLatin1String(".qm");
-    return QFile::exists(qtTrPath + trFile) || QFile::exists(creatorTrPath + trFile);
+    return QFileInfo::exists(qtTrPath + trFile) || QFileInfo::exists(creatorTrPath + trFile);
 }
 
 void GeneralSettingsWidget::fillLanguageBox() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/mimetypesettings.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/mimetypesettings.cpp
index 347ece7fcec..814dd7be20f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/mimetypesettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/mimetypesettings.cpp
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ void MimeTypeSettingsPrivate::writeUserModifiedMimeTypes()
 {
     static Utils::FilePath modifiedMimeTypesFile = ICore::userResourcePath(kModifiedMimeTypesFile);
 
-    if (QFile::exists(modifiedMimeTypesFile.toString())
+    if (QFileInfo::exists(modifiedMimeTypesFile.toString())
             || QDir().mkpath(modifiedMimeTypesFile.parentDir().toString())) {
         QFile file(modifiedMimeTypesFile.toString());
         if (file.open(QFile::WriteOnly | QFile::Truncate)) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/plugininstallwizard.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/plugininstallwizard.cpp
index d58e02e7518..85f2f3effef 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/plugininstallwizard.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/plugininstallwizard.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public:
     bool isComplete() const final
     {
         const FilePath path = m_data->sourcePath;
-        if (!QFile::exists(path.toString())) {
+        if (!QFileInfo::exists(path.toString())) {
             m_info->setText(Tr::tr("File does not exist."));
             return false;
         }
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/compileroptionsbuilder.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/compileroptionsbuilder.cpp
index 317cf7b25dd..8376f7d1acc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/compileroptionsbuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/compileroptionsbuilder.cpp
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ void CompilerOptionsBuilder::addHeaderPathOptions()
 
 void CompilerOptionsBuilder::addIncludeFile(const QString &file)
 {
-    if (QFile::exists(file)) {
+    if (QFileInfo::exists(file)) {
         add({isClStyle() ? QLatin1String(includeFileOptionCl)
                          : QLatin1String(includeFileOptionGcc),
              QDir::toNativeSeparators(file)});
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/procinterrupt.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/procinterrupt.cpp
index 65d49055cb5..113fbeefc4f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/procinterrupt.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/procinterrupt.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ GDB 32bit | Api             | Api             | NA              | Win32
             const QString executable = breakApi == UseWin32Interrupt
                     ? QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + "/win32interrupt.exe"
                     : QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + "/win64interrupt.exe";
-            if (!QFile::exists(executable)) {
+            if (!QFileInfo::exists(executable)) {
                 *errorMessage = QString::fromLatin1(
                                     "%1 does not exist. If you have built %2 "
                                     "on your own, checkout "
diff --git a/src/plugins/designer/formeditor.cpp b/src/plugins/designer/formeditor.cpp
index 436a8ca765f..090f01cf6ef 100644
--- a/src/plugins/designer/formeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/designer/formeditor.cpp
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ void setQtPluginPath(const QString &qtPluginPath)
     *sQtPluginPath = Utils::trimBack(*sQtPluginPath, '/');
     if (sQtPluginPath->endsWith(postfix))
         sQtPluginPath->chop(postfix.size());
-    if (!QFile::exists(*sQtPluginPath + postfix)) {
+    if (!QFileInfo::exists(*sQtPluginPath + postfix)) {
         qWarning() << qPrintable(
             QLatin1String(
                 "Warning: The path \"%1\" passed to -designer-qt-pluginpath does not exist. "
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
index be00253d826..ad6c667428f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
@@ -2529,7 +2529,7 @@ FilePath GitClient::gitBinDirectory() const
             // Git for Windows uses Git/usr/bin. Prefer that if it exists.
             QString usrBinPath = path;
             usrBinPath.replace(usrBinPath.size() - 3, 3, "usr/bin");
-            if (QFile::exists(usrBinPath))
+            if (QFileInfo::exists(usrBinPath))
                 path = usrBinPath;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/macros/macromanager.cpp b/src/plugins/macros/macromanager.cpp
index 507ed92179d..a5e01155893 100644
--- a/src/plugins/macros/macromanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/macros/macromanager.cpp
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ void MacroManager::saveLastMacro()
 QString MacroManager::macrosDirectory()
 {
     const QString path = Core::ICore::userResourcePath("macros").toString();
-    if (QFile::exists(path) || QDir().mkpath(path))
+    if (QFileInfo::exists(path) || QDir().mkpath(path))
         return path;
     return QString();
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/mesonwrapper.h b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/mesonwrapper.h
index 4312a63c34e..7cf194a2736 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/mesonwrapper.h
+++ b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/mesonwrapper.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace Internal {
 template<typename File_t>
 bool containsFiles(const QString &path, const File_t &file)
 {
-    return QFile::exists(QString("%1/%2").arg(path).arg(file));
+    return QFileInfo::exists(QString("%1/%2").arg(path).arg(file));
 }
 
 template<typename File_t, typename... T>
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/desktopprocesssignaloperation.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/desktopprocesssignaloperation.cpp
index 023dddb3375..70412124462 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/desktopprocesssignaloperation.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/desktopprocesssignaloperation.cpp
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ GDB 32bit | Api             | Api             | N/A             | Win32
             executable += si == Win32Interrupt
                     ? QLatin1String("/win32interrupt.exe")
                     : QLatin1String("/win64interrupt.exe");
-            if (!QFile::exists(executable)) {
+            if (!QFileInfo::exists(executable)) {
                 appendMsgCannotInterrupt(pid,
                                          Tr::tr("%1 does not exist. If you built %2 "
                                                 "yourself, check out https://code.qt.io/cgit/"
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp
index d90f7d3d985..c6f435a9f4f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp
@@ -1210,8 +1210,8 @@ void MsvcToolChain::rescanForCompiler()
           env.searchInPath(QLatin1String("cl.exe"), {}, [](const Utils::FilePath &name) {
               QDir dir(QDir::cleanPath(name.toFileInfo().absolutePath() + QStringLiteral("/..")));
               do {
-                  if (QFile::exists(dir.absoluteFilePath(QStringLiteral("vcvarsall.bat")))
-                      || QFile::exists(dir.absolutePath() + "/Auxiliary/Build/vcvarsall.bat"))
+                  if (QFileInfo::exists(dir.absoluteFilePath(QStringLiteral("vcvarsall.bat")))
+                      || QFileInfo::exists(dir.absolutePath() + "/Auxiliary/Build/vcvarsall.bat"))
                       return true;
               } while (dir.cdUp() && !dir.isRoot());
               return false;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.cpp
index f3e234b02d8..8a18d238017 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.cpp
@@ -1917,7 +1917,7 @@ FilePaths QmakeProFile::subDirsPaths(QtSupport::ProFileReader *reader,
         else
             realFile = realDir;
 
-        if (QFile::exists(realFile)) {
+        if (QFileInfo::exists(realFile)) {
             realFile = QDir::cleanPath(realFile);
             subProjectPaths << FilePath::fromString(realFile);
             if (subProjectsNotToDeploy && !subProjectsNotToDeploy->contains(realFile)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/assetslibrary/assetslibrarymodel.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/assetslibrary/assetslibrarymodel.cpp
index 71cde5f0ba8..1d6fc0dd77d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/assetslibrary/assetslibrarymodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/assetslibrary/assetslibrarymodel.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ void AssetsLibraryModel::deleteFiles(const QStringList &filePaths, bool dontAskA
         QmlDesignerPlugin::settings().insert(DesignerSettingsKey::ASK_BEFORE_DELETING_ASSET, false);
 
     for (const QString &filePath : filePaths) {
-        if (QFile::exists(filePath) && !QFile::remove(filePath)) {
+        if (QFileInfo::exists(filePath) && !QFile::remove(filePath)) {
             QMessageBox::warning(Core::ICore::dialogParent(),
                                  tr("Failed to Delete File"),
                                  tr("Could not delete \"%1\".").arg(filePath));
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodecontextmenu_helper.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodecontextmenu_helper.cpp
index 75976fd7210..4a119d88a53 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodecontextmenu_helper.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/modelnodecontextmenu_helper.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ bool fileComponentExists(const ModelNode &modelNode)
     if (fileName.contains("qml/QtQuick"))
         return false;
 
-    return QFile::exists(fileName);
+    return QFileInfo::exists(fileName);
 }
 
 bool selectionIsComponent(const SelectionContext &selectionState)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/contentlibrarymaterialsmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/contentlibrarymaterialsmodel.cpp
index e5ee371002e..f8e284d7bea 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/contentlibrarymaterialsmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/contentlibrarymaterialsmodel.cpp
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ void ContentLibraryMaterialsModel::loadMaterialBundle(const QDir &matBundleDir)
     for (const QString &s : std::as_const(sharedFiles)) {
         const QString fullSharedFilePath = matBundleDir.filePath(s);
 
-        if (!QFile::exists(fullSharedFilePath))
+        if (!QFileInfo::exists(fullSharedFilePath))
             missingSharedFiles.push_back(s);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/localqmlprofilerrunner_test.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/localqmlprofilerrunner_test.cpp
index 33c0eb7388d..7799c960289 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/localqmlprofilerrunner_test.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/localqmlprofilerrunner_test.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void LocalQmlProfilerRunnerTest::testFindFreeSocket()
     QUrl serverUrl = Utils::urlFromLocalSocket();
     QString socket = serverUrl.path();
     QVERIFY(!socket.isEmpty());
-    QVERIFY(!QFile::exists(socket));
+    QVERIFY(!QFileInfo::exists(socket));
     QFile file(socket);
     QVERIFY(file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly));
     file.close();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtoptionspage.cpp b/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtoptionspage.cpp
index bd41cfd068d..a139d853fed 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtoptionspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtoptionspage.cpp
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ static QString qtVersionsFile(const QString &baseDir)
 static std::optional<FilePath> currentlyLinkedQtDir(bool *hasInstallSettings)
 {
     const QString installSettingsFilePath = settingsFile(Core::ICore::resourcePath().toString());
-    const bool installSettingsExist = QFile::exists(installSettingsFilePath);
+    const bool installSettingsExist = QFileInfo::exists(installSettingsFilePath);
     if (hasInstallSettings)
         *hasInstallSettings = installSettingsExist;
     if (installSettingsExist) {
@@ -934,8 +934,8 @@ static std::optional<FilePath> settingsDirForQtDir(const FilePath &baseDirectory
         return qtDir / dir;
     });
     const FilePath validDir = Utils::findOrDefault(dirsToCheck, [baseDirectory](const FilePath &dir) {
-        return QFile::exists(settingsFile(baseDirectory.resolvePath(dir).toString()))
-               || QFile::exists(qtVersionsFile(baseDirectory.resolvePath(dir).toString()));
+        return QFileInfo::exists(settingsFile(baseDirectory.resolvePath(dir).toString()))
+               || QFileInfo::exists(qtVersionsFile(baseDirectory.resolvePath(dir).toString()));
     });
     if (!validDir.isEmpty())
         return validDir;
diff --git a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/qrceditor.cpp b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/qrceditor.cpp
index e08f52340fd..4340fc6123d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/qrceditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/qrceditor.cpp
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ QString ResolveLocationContext::execCopyFileDialog(QWidget *parent, const QDir &
 // Helper to copy a file with message boxes
 static inline bool copyFile(const QString &file, const QString &copyName, QWidget *parent)
 {
-    if (QFile::exists(copyName)) {
+    if (QFileInfo::exists(copyName)) {
         if (!QFile::remove(copyName)) {
             QMessageBox::critical(parent, Tr::tr("Overwriting Failed"),
                                   Tr::tr("Could not overwrite file %1.")
diff --git a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourcefile.cpp b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourcefile.cpp
index 8d8d6dc9f2b..ef1c077ca9b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourcefile.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourcefile.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void File::checkExistence()
 bool File::exists()
 {
     if (!m_checked) {
-        m_exists = QFile::exists(name);
+        m_exists = QFileInfo::exists(name);
         m_checked = true;
     }
 
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ bool ResourceFile::renameFile(const QString &fileName, const QString &newFileNam
     }
 
     if (success) {
-        const bool exists = QFile::exists(newFileName);
+        const bool exists = QFileInfo::exists(newFileName);
         for (File *file : std::as_const(entries)) {
             file->name = newFileName;
             file->setExists(exists);
@@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@ EntryBackup * RelativeResourceModel::removeEntry(const QModelIndex &index)
     } else {
         const QString fileNameBackup = file(index);
         const QString aliasBackup = alias(index);
-        if (!QFile::exists(fileNameBackup)) {
+        if (!QFileInfo::exists(fileNameBackup)) {
             deleteItem(index);
             return new FileEntryBackup(*this, prefixIndex.row(), index.row(), fileNameBackup, aliasBackup);
         }
diff --git a/src/plugins/scxmleditor/plugin_interface/scxmldocument.cpp b/src/plugins/scxmleditor/plugin_interface/scxmldocument.cpp
index 4ee7ebc6197..a2beac1167b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/scxmleditor/plugin_interface/scxmldocument.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/scxmleditor/plugin_interface/scxmldocument.cpp
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ bool ScxmlDocument::pasteData(const QByteArray &data, const QPointF &minPos, con
 
 void ScxmlDocument::load(const QString &fileName)
 {
-    if (QFile::exists(fileName)) {
+    if (QFileInfo::exists(fileName)) {
         QFile file(fileName);
         if (file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {
             if (load(&file)) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/valgrind/memchecktool.cpp b/src/plugins/valgrind/memchecktool.cpp
index bb26655dfb6..6482f9ac5f5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/valgrind/memchecktool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/valgrind/memchecktool.cpp
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ void MemcheckToolPrivate::heobAction()
     // heob executable
     const QString heob = QString("heob%1.exe").arg(abi.wordWidth());
     const QString heobPath = dialog.path() + '/' + heob;
-    if (!QFile::exists(heobPath)) {
+    if (!QFileInfo::exists(heobPath)) {
         QMessageBox::critical(
             Core::ICore::dialogParent(),
             Tr::tr("Heob"),
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ void MemcheckToolPrivate::heobAction()
     if (abi.osFlavor() == Abi::WindowsMSysFlavor) {
         const QString dwarfstack = QString("dwarfstack%1.dll").arg(abi.wordWidth());
         const QString dwarfstackPath = dialog.path() + '/' + dwarfstack;
-        if (!QFile::exists(dwarfstackPath)
+        if (!QFileInfo::exists(dwarfstackPath)
             && CheckableMessageBox::information(
                    Core::ICore::dialogParent(),
                    Tr::tr("Heob"),
diff --git a/src/plugins/valgrind/xmlprotocol/errorlistmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/valgrind/xmlprotocol/errorlistmodel.cpp
index 9832c16da3b..96bf9023eec 100644
--- a/src/plugins/valgrind/xmlprotocol/errorlistmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/valgrind/xmlprotocol/errorlistmodel.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static QString makeFrameName(const Frame &frame, bool withLocation)
     else
         path = frame.object();
 
-    if (QFile::exists(path))
+    if (QFileInfo::exists(path))
         path = QFileInfo(path).canonicalFilePath();
 
     if (frame.line() != -1)
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditor.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditor.cpp
index 0df7b928ee7..1ad32d4684f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditor.cpp
@@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@ void VcsBaseEditorWidget::jumpToChangeFromDiff(QTextCursor cursor)
         return;
     const QString fileName = findDiffFile(fileNameFromDiffSpecification(block));
 
-    const bool exists = fileName.isEmpty() ? false : QFile::exists(fileName);
+    const bool exists = fileName.isEmpty() ? false : QFileInfo::exists(fileName);
 
     if (!exists)
         return;
diff --git a/src/shared/proparser/qmakeglobals.cpp b/src/shared/proparser/qmakeglobals.cpp
index 03e0fd60559..7fa8915920f 100644
--- a/src/shared/proparser/qmakeglobals.cpp
+++ b/src/shared/proparser/qmakeglobals.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ QString QMakeGlobals::cleanSpec(QMakeCmdLineParserState &state, const QString &s
     QString ret = QDir::cleanPath(spec);
     if (ret.contains(QLatin1Char('/'))) {
         QString absRet = IoUtils::resolvePath(device_root, state.pwd, ret);
-        if (QFile::exists(absRet))
+        if (QFileInfo::exists(absRet))
             ret = absRet;
     }
     return ret;
diff --git a/src/tools/cplusplus-ast2png/cplusplus-ast2png.cpp b/src/tools/cplusplus-ast2png/cplusplus-ast2png.cpp
index 5fe89323a90..e38889f5ea5 100644
--- a/src/tools/cplusplus-ast2png/cplusplus-ast2png.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/cplusplus-ast2png/cplusplus-ast2png.cpp
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     // Process files
     const QStringList files = args;
     for (const QString &fileName : files) {
-        if (! QFile::exists(fileName)) {
+        if (! QFileInfo::exists(fileName)) {
             std::cerr << "Error: File \"" << qPrintable(fileName) << "\" does not exist."
                       << std::endl;
             exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
diff --git a/src/tools/cplusplus-shared/utils.cpp b/src/tools/cplusplus-shared/utils.cpp
index 562cd96d65b..b7feb7023c8 100644
--- a/src/tools/cplusplus-shared/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/cplusplus-shared/utils.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ SystemPreprocessor::SystemPreprocessor(bool verbose)
 void SystemPreprocessor::check() const
 {
     QTextStream out(stderr);
-    if (!QFile::exists(QLatin1String(PATH_PREPROCESSOR_CONFIG))) {
+    if (!QFileInfo::exists(QLatin1String(PATH_PREPROCESSOR_CONFIG))) {
         out << QString::fromLatin1("Error: File \"%1\" does not exist.")
                    .arg(QLatin1String(PATH_PREPROCESSOR_CONFIG))
             << Qt::endl;
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void SystemPreprocessor::check() const
 void SystemPreprocessor::preprocessFile(const QString &inputFile, const QString &outputFile) const
 {
     check();
-    if (!QFile::exists(inputFile)) {
+    if (!QFileInfo::exists(inputFile)) {
         QTextStream out(stderr);
         out << QString::fromLatin1("Error: File \"%1\" does not exist.").arg(inputFile) << Qt::endl;
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
diff --git a/src/tools/cplusplus-update-frontend/cplusplus-update-frontend.cpp b/src/tools/cplusplus-update-frontend/cplusplus-update-frontend.cpp
index 71b4221872a..f202b8b8946 100644
--- a/src/tools/cplusplus-update-frontend/cplusplus-update-frontend.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/cplusplus-update-frontend/cplusplus-update-frontend.cpp
@@ -1606,7 +1606,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     }
 
     QDir cplusplusDir(pathCppFrontend);
-    if (!QFile::exists(pathCppFrontend)) {
+    if (!QFileInfo::exists(pathCppFrontend)) {
         std::cerr << "Error: Directory \"" << qPrintable(cplusplusDir.absolutePath())
                   << "\" does not exist." << std::endl;
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
@@ -1616,7 +1616,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                   << "\"." << std::endl;
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
-    if (!QFile::exists(pathDumpersFile)) {
+    if (!QFileInfo::exists(pathDumpersFile)) {
         std::cerr << "Error: File \"" << qPrintable(pathDumpersFile)
                   << "\" does not exist." << std::endl;
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
diff --git a/src/tools/qml2puppet/qml2puppet/qmlpuppet.cpp b/src/tools/qml2puppet/qml2puppet/qmlpuppet.cpp
index 6d3fa2ce36a..610685499c2 100644
--- a/src/tools/qml2puppet/qml2puppet/qmlpuppet.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/qml2puppet/qml2puppet/qmlpuppet.cpp
@@ -108,14 +108,14 @@ void QmlPuppet::initQmlRunner()
 
     if (m_argParser.isSet("readcapturedstream") && m_coreApp->arguments().count() > 2) {
         QString fileName = m_argParser.value("readcapturedstream");
-        if (!QFile::exists(fileName)) {
+        if (!QFileInfo::exists(fileName)) {
             qDebug() << "Input stream does not exist:" << fileName;
             exit(-1);
         }
 
         if (m_coreApp->arguments().count() > 3) {
             fileName = m_coreApp->arguments().at(3);
-            if (!QFile::exists(fileName)) {
+            if (!QFileInfo::exists(fileName)) {
                 qDebug() << "Output stream does not exist:" << fileName;
                 exit(-1);
             }
diff --git a/src/tools/sdktool/sdkpersistentsettings.cpp b/src/tools/sdktool/sdkpersistentsettings.cpp
index b72fffa4c57..43b92d7d470 100644
--- a/src/tools/sdktool/sdkpersistentsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/sdktool/sdkpersistentsettings.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ bool SdkSaveFile::commit()
     if (!result) {
         DWORD replaceErrorCode = GetLastError();
         QString errorStr;
-        if (!QFile::exists(finalFileName)) {
+        if (!QFileInfo::exists(finalFileName)) {
             // Replace failed because finalFileName does not exist, try rename.
             if (!(result = rename(finalFileName)))
                 errorStr = errorString();
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ bool SdkSaveFile::commit()
 
     // Back up current file.
     // If it's opened by another application, the lock follows the move.
-    if (QFile::exists(finalFileName)) {
+    if (QFileInfo::exists(finalFileName)) {
         // Kill old backup. Might be useful if creator crashed before removing backup.
         QFile::remove(backupName);
         QFile finalFile(finalFileName);
diff --git a/tests/auto/debugger/tst_dumpers.cpp b/tests/auto/debugger/tst_dumpers.cpp
index d3c9640d49c..f58f8f73731 100644
--- a/tests/auto/debugger/tst_dumpers.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/debugger/tst_dumpers.cpp
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ void tst_Dumpers::initTestCase()
         QString cdbextPath = qEnvironmentVariable("QTC_CDBEXT_PATH");
         if (cdbextPath.isEmpty())
             cdbextPath = QString(CDBEXT_PATH "\\qtcreatorcdbext64");
-        QVERIFY(QFile::exists(cdbextPath + "\\qtcreatorcdbext.dll"));
+        QVERIFY(QFileInfo::exists(cdbextPath + "\\qtcreatorcdbext.dll"));
         env.set("_NT_DEBUGGER_EXTENSION_PATH", cdbextPath);
         env.prependOrSetPath(Utils::FilePath::fromString(m_qmakeBinary).parentDir());
         m_makeBinary = env.searchInPath("nmake.exe").toString();