--- a/eric6/WebBrowser/Sync/SyncHandler.py	Sat Nov 21 19:31:16 2020 +0100
+++ b/eric6/WebBrowser/Sync/SyncHandler.py	Sun Nov 22 16:04:59 2020 +0100
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
             try:
                 with open(fileName, "rb") as inputFile:
                     data = inputFile.read()
-            except IOError:
+            except OSError:
                 return QByteArray()
             
             if (
@@ -275,5 +275,5 @@
             if timestamp > 0:
                 os.utime(fileName, (timestamp, timestamp))
             return True, ""
-        except IOError as error:
+        except OSError as error:
             return False, str(error)