--- a/eric7/Preferences/__init__.py	Sat May 15 19:01:16 2021 +0200
+++ b/eric7/Preferences/__init__.py	Sat May 15 20:08:03 2021 +0200
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 The preferences interface consists of a class, which defines the default
 values for all configuration items and stores the actual values. These
-values are read and written to the eric6 preferences file by module
+values are read and written to the eric7 preferences file by module
 functions. The data is stored in a file in a subdirectory of the users home
 directory. The individual configuration data is accessed by accessor functions
 defined on the module level. The module is simply imported wherever it is
@@ -1610,7 +1610,7 @@
     if not Globals.isWindowsPlatform():
         hp = QDir.homePath()
         dn = QDir(hp)
-        dn.mkdir(".eric6")
+        dn.mkdir(".eric7")
     QCoreApplication.setOrganizationName(Globals.settingsNameOrganization)
     QCoreApplication.setApplicationName(Globals.settingsNameGlobal)
     with contextlib.suppress(AttributeError):