Specified data directory does not exist - but it does... anyone ever had a similar issue where the directory exists but bitcoin-cli isn't recognizing it? Perhaps this is related to me setting the folder up as a symlink to my external HDD? 

Thank you!
aaronson

-Mac-mini:~ $ bitcoin-cli -regtest generate 1
Error reading configuration file: specified data directory "/Users/---/Library/Application\ Support/Bitcoin" does not exist.
-Mac-mini:~ $ cd /Users/---/Library/Application\ Support/Bitcoin
-Mac-mini:Bitcoin $ ls
banlist.dat bitcoind.pid    chainstate  db.log      peers.dat
bitcoin.conf    blocks      database    debug.log   wallet.dat
Do not use backslash and space symbols in folder name