MuseScore 4 recreates deleted folder based on outdated path in MuseScore4.ini

Description:

MuseScore 4 automatically recreates a folder that no longer exists, based on a leftover reference in the MuseScore4.ini file, even if the user has renamed or deleted the folder manually.

Steps to reproduce:

Open a score located in a specific folder, e.g. ...\Documents\MuseScore4\My Music

Close MuseScore

Rename or delete the folder outside MuseScore (e.g. via File Explorer)

Start MuseScore again
→ The previously deleted or renamed folder is automatically recreated, even though no scores are stored in it anymore

Expected behavior: MuseScore should not recreate folders based on outdated or broken paths in MuseScore4.ini. At the very least, a warning or silent fallback should be used when a referenced folder no longer exists.

Notes:

This issue was confirmed to originate from a single outdated path in the MuseScore4.ini file (e.g. under recentFileX or lastScorePath)

Deleting or correcting the path in the .ini file resolves the issue permanently

OS: Windows 11 Home (may apply to other systems as well)

Recommendation: MuseScore could check whether the referenced path is valid before attempting to recreate the folder. Alternatively, broken references could be silently ignored or cleaned up during startup.

Attached is a screenshot of the .ini lines, with 2 instances of the new and correct folder name, and the old one which kept being incorrectly created ('Muziek voor gitaar').