[Python] when i try to use "django-admin runserver" on a project that worked about a month ago...

PS F:\filenaem\djangler> django-admin runserver
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<frozen runpy>", line 198, in _run_module_as_main
File "<frozen runpy>", line 88, in _run_code
File "C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Scripts\django-admin.exe\__main__.py", line 7, in <module>
File "C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\django\core\management\__init__.py", line 442, in execute_from_command_line
utility.execute()
File "C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\django\core\management\__init__.py", line 436, in execute
self.fetch_command(subcommand).run_from_argv(self.argv)
File "C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\django\core\management\base.py", line 413, in run_from_argv
self.execute(*args, **cmd_options)
File "C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\django\core\management\commands\runserver.py", line 75, in execute
super().execute(*args, **options)
File "C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\django\core\management\base.py", line 459, in execute
output = self.handle(*args, **options)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\django\core\management\commands\runserver.py", line 82, in handle
if not settings.DEBUG and not settings.ALLOWED_HOSTS:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\django\conf\__init__.py", line 81, in __getattr__
self._setup(name)
File "C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\django\conf\__init__.py", line 61, in _setup
raise ImproperlyConfigured(
django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Requested setting DEBUG, but settings are not configured. You must either define the environment variable DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE or call settings.configure() before accessing settings.


tried to use the django-admin runserver command and expected it to work, because its a finished project that i made with the assistance of my old teacher, but for whatever reason when i try to run it now 2 months later and after moving it to another computer via an external disk it doesnt work, any help?

also "python manage.py runserver" doesnt work eighter, it just gives me this:

PS F:\filenaem\djangler> python manage.py runserver
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\python.exe: can't open file 'F:\\filenaem\\djangler\\manage.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory

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