diff --git a/resources/default_tweaks.py b/resources/default_tweaks.py
index 220deb3b3e..5ca16b169f 100644
--- a/resources/default_tweaks.py
+++ b/resources/default_tweaks.py
@@ -259,10 +259,10 @@ title_sort_articles=r'^(A|The|An)\s+'
 #: Specify a folder calibre should connect to at startup
 # Specify a folder that calibre should connect to at startup using
 # connect_to_folder. This must be a full path to the folder. If the folder does
-# not exist when calibre starts, it is ignored. If there are '\' characters in
-# the path (such as in Windows paths), you must double them.
-# Examples:
-#     auto_connect_to_folder = 'C:\\Users\\someone\\Desktop\\testlib'
+# not exist when calibre starts, it is ignored.
+# Example for Windows:
+#     auto_connect_to_folder = 'C:/Users/someone/Desktop/testlib'
+# Example for other operating systems:
 #     auto_connect_to_folder = '/home/dropbox/My Dropbox/someone/library'
 auto_connect_to_folder = ''