--- a/src/eric7/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsMercurial/HgUserConfigDialog.py	Wed Nov 22 19:42:41 2023 +0100
+++ b/src/eric7/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsMercurial/HgUserConfigDialog.py	Thu Nov 23 16:23:37 2023 +0100
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         }
 
         self.lfUserCachePicker.setMode(EricPathPickerModes.DIRECTORY_MODE)
-        if OSUtilities.isLinuxPlatform():
+        if OSUtilities.isLinuxPlatform() or OSUtilities.isBsdPlatform():
             self.lfUserCachePicker.setDefaultDirectory(
                 os.path.expanduser("~/.cache/largefiles")
             )