Index: src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.cpp
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--- src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.cpp
+++ src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.cpp
@@ -2159,7 +2159,8 @@
     d->updateSorting(sorting);
 
     if (d->inlinePreviewState == Private::NotForced) {
-        d->showPreviews = configGroup.readEntry(QStringLiteral("Previews"), false);
+        d->showPreviews = configGroup.readEntry(QStringLiteral("Show Inline Previews"), true);
+        d->showPreviewsConfigEntry = d->showPreviews;
     }
     QStyleOptionViewItem::Position pos = (QStyleOptionViewItem::Position) configGroup.readEntry(QStringLiteral("Decoration position"), (int) QStyleOptionViewItem::Left);
     setDecorationPosition(pos);
@@ -2223,7 +2224,7 @@
     configGroup.writeEntry(QStringLiteral("View Style"), style);
 
     if (d->inlinePreviewState == Private::NotForced) {
-        configGroup.writeEntry(QStringLiteral("Previews"), d->showPreviewsConfigEntry);
+        configGroup.writeEntry(QStringLiteral("Show Inline Previews"), d->showPreviewsConfigEntry);
         if (qobject_cast<QListView *>(d->itemView)) {
             configGroup.writeEntry(QStringLiteral("listViewIconSize"), d->iconsZoom);
         } else {