When a previously-missing settings directory is detected as created, the watcher logs its appearance and triggers a settings rescan, picking up newly-created settings files without requiring a restart.
Settings directory appearance triggers a rehome/rescan
A settings directory appearing now triggers a rescan, so new settings files are picked up without a restart.
Under the hoodTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
2Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
SettingsArea: what it touches
Internal ChangesKind: in v2.1.257,
Internal ChangesSection of the release