Error copying folders from MacBook Air to my hard disk/pen drive

The operation can’t be completed because an unexpected error occurred (error code -8062).

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Feb 16, 2021 8:32 AM

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The operation can’t be completed because an unexpected error occurred (error code -8062) Hi everyone, I've got an issue: why when I'm trying to copy a folder from my Mac to a USB drive this message shows up "The operation can’t be completed because an unexpected error occurred (error code -8062)"? Any help would be much appreciated, thank you.
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error code-36 A couple of days ago, I was trying to copy a folder from my Mac computer onto an external hard drive. While copying the folder, a message popped up saying "The Finder can't complete the operation because some data in" "can't be read or written (Error code-36)." This "Error code-36" would pop up repeatedly for every folder I tried to copy, whether it was from my documents, iCloud, or desktop. The only thing that was left unaffected by "Error code-36" was my external hard drive. I began researching "Error code-36" online and tried solutions such as "dot_clean" or "disk utilities first aid." Unfortunately, nothing I've tried has solved the problem. The error code doesn't pop up as often, but none of the folders I copy on my computer finish the process. Does anybody know how to solve this problem?
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Feb 18, 2021 12:58 PM in response to sugandhaj

Hello sugandhaj,

Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. We understand that you're seeing error code 8062 when trying to copy files from your Mac to your external drive. If you haven't already, repair that drive to see if that helps: Repair a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac

If that doesn't help, let us know more details:

Does this happen with all files and folders, or only certain ones?
Has this drive ever worked on this Mac?
Does the drive work successfully on another computer?

The more details you can provide the better.

Take care.

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