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Install Issue: mkdir: cannot create directory ‘Build’: File exists

Hi, I'm following the guide for installing OpenCV on Windows with get-bash and cmake on windows and I get the error below. Please help. Thanks!

mkdir: cannot create directory ‘Build’: File exists

Install Issue: mkdir: cannot create directory ‘Build’: File exists

Hi, I'm following the guide for installing OpenCV on Windows with get-bash and cmake on windows and I get the error below. Please help. Thanks!

The process I used: 1. First I followed the build instructions for installing opencv on Windows (published by opencv.org) using get-bash and cmake, but with opencv apps "on". 2. After opencv was installed (or after I thought it was installed), I tried to useing the command 'opencv_createsamples' to build a vector file but this threw an error that 'opencv_creatsamples' was not defined. At this point I figured the install did not work. 3. I deleted c/lib (where I installed opencv)and tried to go through the opencv install procedure again 4. The second attempt to install opencv failed, saying "Build: File exists?

mkdir: cannot create directory ‘Build’: File exists