diff --git a/packages/cspell/src/app/util/cache/createCache.ts b/packages/cspell/src/app/util/cache/createCache.ts
index aeb2e6ba9f5..67e28fbd7bc 100644
--- a/packages/cspell/src/app/util/cache/createCache.ts
+++ b/packages/cspell/src/app/util/cache/createCache.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export async function calcCacheSettings(
     );
 
     const cacheStrategy = cacheOptions.cacheStrategy ?? cs.cacheStrategy ?? 'metadata';
-    const cacheFormat = cacheOptions.cacheFormat ?? cs.cacheFormat ?? 'legacy';
+    const cacheFormat = cacheOptions.cacheFormat ?? cs.cacheFormat ?? 'universal';
     const optionals: Partial<CreateCacheSettings> = {};
     if (cacheOptions.cacheReset) {
         optionals.reset = true;
diff --git a/packages/cspell/src/app/util/cache/fileEntryCache.ts b/packages/cspell/src/app/util/cache/fileEntryCache.ts
index 50704eaa340..81adbcd5f0d 100644
--- a/packages/cspell/src/app/util/cache/fileEntryCache.ts
+++ b/packages/cspell/src/app/util/cache/fileEntryCache.ts
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@ export function createFromFile(pathToCache: string, useCheckSum: boolean, useRel
 }
 
 export function normalizePath(filePath: string): string {
-    return filePath;
-
-    // if (path.sep !== '\\') return filePath;
-    // return filePath.replace(/\\/g, '/');
+    if (path.sep === '/') return filePath;
+    return filePath.split(path.sep).join('/');
 }