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diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qfile.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qfile.cpp
index 433d4493e5..120c5a8c23 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qfile.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qfile.cpp
@@ -577,6 +577,11 @@ QFile::remove(const QString &fileName)
The file is closed before it is renamed.
+ If the rename operation fails, Qt will attempt to copy this file's
+ contents to \a newName, and then remove this file, keeping only
+ \a newName. If that copy operation fails or this file can't be removed,
+ the destination file \a newName is removed to restore the old state.
+
\sa setFileName()
*/