Qt Creator creates both a debug and a release folder inside the designated debug folder

Question

I am using the default build directory in Qt Creator which is something like build-project-blah-blah-Debug. However, when I build my app in debug mode both a

Answer 1

You can choose folder for debug and release builds on the projects mode (Ctrl + 5)

There you have a combo box which says "Edit build configuration", and lets you choose Release or Debug, and then you can edit the build directory of each one