# Jekyll new bee - running jekyll creates empty \_site folder

**URL:** <https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/jekyll-new-bee-running-jekyll-creates-empty-site-folder/4509>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [May 31, 2020, 11:02pm UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/jekyll-new-bee-running-jekyll-creates-empty-site-folder/4509 "2020-05-31T23:02:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![vinu2003](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.jekyllrb.com/vinu2003/32/2555_2.png) [@vinu2003](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/u/vinu2003)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2020, 11:02pm UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/jekyll-new-bee-running-jekyll-creates-empty-site-folder/4509/1 "2020-05-31T23:02:01Z")

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I am noticing that running jekyll creates empty \_site folder in my mac book. The configuration files are not there at all. What cud be wrong here.

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**Author:** ![michaelbach](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.jekyllrb.com/michaelbach/32/2151_2.png) [@michaelbach](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/u/michaelbach)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2020, 6:05am UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/jekyll-new-bee-running-jekyll-creates-empty-site-folder/4509/2 "2020-06-01T06:05:53Z")

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Can you give us a little more info? E.g., if you run `bundle exec jekyll build (or serve)`, are there error messages? Anything special about your `_config.yml`file?