diff --git a/src/app/main.cpp b/src/app/main.cpp
index b07a5dfc3..0ace32ef3 100644
--- a/src/app/main.cpp
+++ b/src/app/main.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #ifdef Q_OS_MAC
     // On macOS 10.12 Sierra, Apple changed the behaviour of CFPreferencesSetValue() https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-56344
     // Due to this, we have to move from native plist to IniFormat
-    macSalvagePlists();
+    macMigratePlists();
 #endif
 
     // Create Application
diff --git a/src/app/upgrade.h b/src/app/upgrade.h
index 4f8ec45d0..ba776fceb 100644
--- a/src/app/upgrade.h
+++ b/src/app/upgrade.h
@@ -230,25 +230,30 @@ bool upgrade(bool ask = true)
 
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_MAC
-bool copyPlistToIni(const char *application)
+void migratePlistToIni(const QString &application)
 {
-    QSettings iniFile(QSettings::IniFormat, QSettings::UserScope, "qBittorrent", application);
-    if (QFile::exists(iniFile.fileName())) return false; // We copy the contents of plist, only if inifile does not exist.
-    QSettings plistFile("qBittorrent", application);
-    if (!QFile::exists(plistFile.fileName())) return false;
-    plistFile.setFallbacksEnabled(false);
-    const QStringList plist = plistFile.allKeys();
-    foreach (const QString &key, plist) {
-        iniFile.setValue(key, plistFile.value(key));
+    QIniSettings iniFile("qBittorrent", application);
+    if (iniFile.allKeys().isEmpty()) return; // We copy the contents of plist, only if inifile does not exist(is empty).
+
+    QSettings *plistFile = new QSettings("qBittorrent", application);
+    plistFile->setFallbacksEnabled(false);
+    const QStringList plist = plistFile->allKeys();
+    if (!plist.isEmpty()) {
+        foreach (const QString &key, plist)
+            iniFile.setValue(key, plistFile->value(key));
+        plistFile->clear();
     }
-    return true;
+
+    QString plistPath = plistFile->fileName();
+    delete plistFile;
+    Utils::Fs::forceRemove(plistPath);
 }
 
-void macSalvagePlists()
+void macMigratePlists()
 {
-    copyPlistToIni("qBittorrent-data");
-    copyPlistToIni("qBittorrent-rss");
-    copyPlistToIni("qBittorrent");
+    migratePlistToIni("qBittorrent-data");
+    migratePlistToIni("qBittorrent-rss");
+    migratePlistToIni("qBittorrent");
 }
 #endif  // Q_OS_MAC
 
diff --git a/src/base/settingsstorage.cpp b/src/base/settingsstorage.cpp
index 30bf7a497..d2c6eeb52 100644
--- a/src/base/settingsstorage.cpp
+++ b/src/base/settingsstorage.cpp
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@
 #include "logger.h"
 #include "utils/fs.h"
 
-#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
-// now mac uses ini
-//#define QSETTINGS_SYNC_IS_SAVE // whether QSettings::sync() is "atomic"
-#endif
-
 namespace
 {
     // Encapsulates serialization of settings in "atomic" way.
@@ -267,9 +262,6 @@ void SettingsStorage::removeValue(const QString &key)
 QVariantHash TransactionalSettings::read()
 {
     QVariantHash res;
-#ifdef QSETTINGS_SYNC_IS_SAVE
-    deserialize(m_name, res);
-#else
     bool writeBackNeeded = false;
     QString newPath = deserialize(m_name + QLatin1String("_new"), res);
     if (!newPath.isEmpty()) { // "_new" file is NOT empty
@@ -288,15 +280,12 @@ QVariantHash TransactionalSettings::read()
 
     if (writeBackNeeded)
         write(res);
-#endif
+
     return res;
 }
 
 bool TransactionalSettings::write(const QVariantHash &data)
 {
-#ifdef QSETTINGS_SYNC_IS_SAVE
-    serialize(m_name, data);
-#else
     // QSettings delete the file before writing it out. This can result in problems
     // if the disk is full or a power outage occurs. Those events might occur
     // between deleting the file and recreating it. This is a safety measure.
@@ -313,7 +302,7 @@ bool TransactionalSettings::write(const QVariantHash &data)
     finalPath.remove(index, 4);
     Utils::Fs::forceRemove(finalPath);
     QFile::rename(newPath, finalPath);
-#endif
+
     return true;
 }