# itk specified file not found error
**URL:** https://discourse.itk.org/t/itk-specified-file-not-found-error/7665
**Category:** Beginner Questions
**Tags:** itk
**Created:** [November 17, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/itk-specified-file-not-found-error/7665 "2025-11-17T17:51:06Z")
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### Author:  [@ali123](https://discourse.itk.org/u/ali123)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/itk-specified-file-not-found-error/7665/1 "2025-11-17T17:51:06Z")
hi i,m realy new to c++, vs and itk
i install that with vcpkg and integrate install it
i add directory lib and include to project property
but i still have problem and get this specified file not found
can you please help me??
actually i,m installing that to do asymmetric 3d dilation
for example up3
down 5
left 8
right 10
depth front 6
depth back 1
if you have a suggestion for me i will be thankful
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### Author:  [@dzenanz](https://discourse.itk.org/u/dzenanz)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/itk-specified-file-not-found-error/7665/2 "2025-11-17T19:12:21Z")
`vcpkg` is good if you need many libraries. If you only need ITK, it is better to build it separately, the [usual way](https://preshing.com/20170511/how-to-build-a-cmake-based-project/). Less complexity, less headaches. Then write a CMakeLists.txt for your new project, it can be as simple as [highlighted part of this example](https://github.com/InsightSoftwareConsortium/ITKSphinxExamples/blob/55f4807ae858dffa49c531217832f7db0f4d3f06/src/Filtering/BinaryMathematicalMorphology/DilateABinaryImage/CMakeLists.txt#L1-L17). As for dilation, you need to set up asymmetric radius, different along each axis, unlike [this example](https://github.com/InsightSoftwareConsortium/ITKSphinxExamples/blob/55f4807ae858dffa49c531217832f7db0f4d3f06/src/Filtering/BinaryMathematicalMorphology/DilateABinaryImage/Code.cxx#L47).