Error: Not a directory @ dir_chdir for _posts

I’m new to jekyll and github pages. last few builds have been problematic. How do i fix this?

Configuration file: /Volumes/Seagate Backup Plus Drive/Dropbox/bbookman.github.io/_config.yml
            Source: /Volumes/Seagate Backup Plus Drive/Dropbox/bbookman.github.io
       Destination: /Volumes/Seagate Backup Plus Drive/Dropbox/bbookman.github.io/_site
 Incremental build: enabled
      Generating... 
jekyll 3.5.2 | Error:  Not a directory @ dir_chdir - /Volumes/Seagate Backup Plus Drive/Dropbox/bbookman.github.io/_posts
Bruces-MacBook-Air-51245:bbookman.github.io brucebookman$

Running your build command with the --trace option will provide more details.
Did you delete /bbookman.github.io/_posts directory by any chance?

Or… its probably a bug with the incremental regeneration.

ARGH! Somehow the _posts directory became an _posts file!!! Thanks