diff --git a/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt b/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
index fcf0ef1bf3e..999bf7436b2 100644
--- a/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
+++ b/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
@@ -2276,6 +2276,7 @@ Following is the default configuration, see |nvim_tree.config| for details. >lua
           "/build",
           "/node_modules",
           "/target",
+          "/.zig-cache",
         },
       },
       actions = {
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree.lua b/lua/nvim-tree.lua
index 4d4dad7b1f3..03a3e35ad70 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree.lua
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ function M.open_on_directory()
     return
   end
 
-
   local explorer = core.get_explorer()
   if not explorer then
     core.init(bufname)
@@ -469,6 +468,7 @@ local DEFAULT_OPTS = { -- default-config-start
       "/build",
       "/node_modules",
       "/target",
+      "/.zig-cache",
     },
   },
   actions = {
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ local ACCEPTED_STRINGS = {
 local ACCEPTED_ENUMS = {
   view = {
     width = {
-      lines_excluded = { "root", },
+      lines_excluded = { "root" },
     },
   },
 }
@@ -683,8 +683,11 @@ local function validate_options(conf)
 
         if enum_value then
           if not vim.tbl_contains(enums, v) then
-            invalid = string.format("Invalid value for field %s%s: Expected one of enum '%s', got '%s'", prefix, k,
-              table.concat(enums, "'|'"), tostring(v))
+            invalid = string.format("Invalid value for field %s%s: Expected one of enum '%s', got '%s'",
+              prefix,
+              k,
+              table.concat(enums, "'|'"),
+              tostring(v))
           end
         else
           if def[k] == nil and types[k] == nil then
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/watch.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/watch.lua
index 2ce5051c69a..bae4f531652 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/watch.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/watch.lua
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ local function is_folder_ignored(path)
 
   if type(M.config.filesystem_watchers.ignore_dirs) == "table" then
     for _, ignore_dir in ipairs(M.config.filesystem_watchers.ignore_dirs) do
+      if utils.is_windows or true then
+        ignore_dir = ignore_dir:gsub("/", "\\") or ignore_dir
+      end
+
       if vim.fn.match(path, ignore_dir) ~= -1 then
         return true
       end
@@ -76,13 +80,15 @@ function M.create_watcher(node)
 
     -- disable watcher when outstanding exceeds max
     if watcher.data.outstanding_events > M.config.filesystem_watchers.max_events then
-      notify.error(string.format(
-        "Observed %d consecutive file system events with interval < %dms, exceeding filesystem_watchers.max_events=%s. Disabling watcher for directory '%s'. Consider adding this directory to filesystem_watchers.ignore_dirs",
-        watcher.data.outstanding_events,
-        M.config.filesystem_watchers.max_events,
-        M.config.filesystem_watchers.debounce_delay,
-        node.absolute_path
-      ))
+      notify.error(
+        string.format(
+          "Observed %d consecutive file system events with interval < %dms, exceeding filesystem_watchers.max_events=%s. Disabling watcher for directory '%s'. Consider adding this directory to filesystem_watchers.ignore_dirs",
+          watcher.data.outstanding_events,
+          M.config.filesystem_watchers.max_events,
+          M.config.filesystem_watchers.debounce_delay,
+          node.absolute_path
+        )
+      )
       node:destroy_watcher()
     end
 
@@ -110,7 +116,7 @@ function M.create_watcher(node)
     data = {
       context = "explorer:watch:" .. path .. ":" .. M.uid,
       outstanding_events = 0, -- unprocessed events that have not been debounced
-    }
+    },
   })
 end