File or arguments not valid for site template while creating SharePoint 2013 site collection using SharePoint 2010 site template

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If you are trying to create site collection in SharePoint 2013 using SharePoint 2010 site template, then you need to provide CompatibilityLevel in New-SPSite cmdlet.

CompatibilityLevel  specifies the version of site template to use when creating the site collection using New-SPSite. The values for CompatibilityLevel  can be either 14 for SharePoint Server 2010 experience sites or 15 for SharePoint Server 2013 experience sites . When this parameter is not specified, the CompatibilityLevel will default to the highest possible version for the web application depending on the CompatibilityRange setting.

 

For more detail, please check New-SPSite cmdlet