How to Fix Error Code -8062

@j.albert J.Albert
Tue, 05 May 2026 20:31:29 +0000

I’m going to take A GUESS that this is a “permissions problem”.

There are terminal commands that can override and correct permissions errors – but I don’t know them well enough to use them.

I have a simpler way to try.
It should hurt nothing and it may work for you.

You’ll need an external drive of some kind. It can be an SSD, or a platter-based hard drive, or a USB flashdrive, perhaps even an SD card will work. The type of drive doesn’t seem to matter. It needs to be formatted for the Mac (HFS+ or APFS). Hmmm… even that might not matter, but I don’t know for sure.

Once you have this ready, connect it to the Mac.
Let the icon appear on the desktop.
Click on the icon ONE time to select it, then invoke the “get info” box for the drive. (you can type command-i)
In the get info box, scroll to the bottom and click the lock.
Enter your administrative password.
Now, put a checkmark into “ignore ownership on this volume”.
Then, close get info.

Now try copying the files or folders that are giving you the error to this external drive.
Once they are there, copy them BACK TO your internal drive.
You may have to rename the folder they’re in (so the original won’t be deleted).

Can you open the files in question now?

I believe this trick works because when you copy files from an external drive that has the “ignore ownership” box checked, they will automatically “fall under the ownership” of your working account…