Cannot create a file when that file already exists

I've been trying for hours to get this working, but it keeps giving me the same error. I'm not an expert with computers and windows. This is what i've been entering:
mklink /d "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\sourcemods" "D:\sorce"
Please help.

menzieoqpe said:

it keeps giving me the same error.

I got the same error, and the following is the solution:

Code:

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18362.30]
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C:\Windows\system32>mklink /d "D:\Testing" "E:\Windows PE\"
Cannot create a file when that file already exists.

C:\Windows\system32>rmdir /s /q "D:\Testing"

C:\Windows\system32>mklink /d "D:\Testing" "E:\Windows PE\"
symbolic link created for D:\Testing <<===>> E:\Windows PE\

If you do not want to delete the file/folder, use VBScript to create an LNK shortcut. I can show you how.

I think you have simply got the mklink parameters the wrong way round: it should be

mklink /d <link> <source>

so in your case:

mklink /d D:\sorce "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\sourcemods"