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Me, my friends are having this problems recently. Looks like I'm not the only one.

The command failed. Windows reported the error: The system cannot find the file specified.

Description:
At the end of the compiling process the BSP file is copied from the directory your vmf file is in to the game/maps directory so it can be played. This error means it couldn't find the BSP to copy it.(the message Windows returns may vary on it's language)

The cause is usually some fatal error in vbsp.exe (the program that generates the bare bsp-file) so check for other errors in your log. The other cause is some invalid setup of directories, or bad mapnames, too long pathnames etc.
In which case you should also see the effects further upwards in the log (something like the other programs not being able to load your map). For mapnames, remember to avoid any strange characters, like brackets, dots, commas and spaces. try to build your mapname out of characters ( a-z ), numbers ( 0-9 ) and the underscore ( _ ) only. The exact cause is usally findable in the logfile.

Remember this error is not a cause of your map to not compile, it is merely a sign that your map didn't compile.

Solution:
Check your logfile for errors, check your directory setup or rename your map.

Jokes. LOL

Link: http://www.interlopers.net/errors/

Instructions

Use the buttons below to view errors in any category. You can make any errors visible by clicking on their title or their corresponding checkbox.

Error_checker.exe, the program you can use to automatically scan your log for errors, can be found here

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