Constant gcc.exe: error: mario.c: No such file or directory error on vscode when trying to run C file

Question

I've been looking for an answer for around 2 hours now and can'tfind anything that works. My code is a very simple Hello World code.

The complete error is:

PS C:\Windows\System32\C_Projects\mario> cd "c:\Windows\System32\C_Projects\mario\" ; if ($?) { gcc mario.c -o mario } ; if ($?) { .\mario }
gcc.exe: error: mario.c: No such file or directory
gcc.exe: fatal error: no input files
compilation terminated.

So far I've edited my c_cpp_properties.json file to include a compilerpath to my MinGW\bin\gcc.exe compiler, might be the wrong one though I'm not sure.

Does anyone have a clue on how to solve this issue and get my code to run? I can't find an answer that works for me on any other post.