Why does PHPStorm restore deleted «Include Path» entries after manually removing the `<component name="PhpIncludePathManager">` contents from `.idea/php.xml` even with Composer options disabled?

2024-10-06--17-12-31

All these options under «Languages & Frameworks» → «PHP» → «Composer» are disabled:

  • «Add packages as libraries»
  • «Synchronize IDE Settings with composer.json»
  • «Check for available package updates»

2024-10-06--22-17-53

How to prevent PHPStorm from restoring manually deleted include path entries even with Composer options disabled?