--- a/src/eric7/SystemUtilities/FileSystemUtilities.py	Mon Jan 22 11:47:06 2024 +0100
+++ b/src/eric7/SystemUtilities/FileSystemUtilities.py	Tue Jan 23 11:32:20 2024 +0100
@@ -761,6 +761,7 @@
 
 
 _DeviceFileMarker = "device:"
+_RemoteFileMarker = "remote:"
 
 
 def deviceFileName(fileName):
@@ -787,9 +788,6 @@
     return fileName.startswith(_DeviceFileMarker)
 
 
-_RemoteFileMarker = "remote:"
-
-
 def remoteFileName(fileName):
     """
     Function to create a remote file name given a plain file name.