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--- a/src/eric7/EricCore/EricFileSystemWatcher.py	Sat Apr 20 18:02:35 2024 +0200
+++ b/src/eric7/EricCore/EricFileSystemWatcher.py	Sat Apr 20 19:56:02 2024 +0200
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@
     @signal fileModified(path: str) emitted when a file is modified
     @signal fileMoved(srcPath: str, dstPath: str) emitted when the file at a
         given source path is renamed or moved to destination path
+    @signal error(errno: int, errmsg: str) emitted to indicate an OS error
     """
 
     directoryChanged = pyqtSignal(str)  # compatibility with QFileSystemWatcher
@@ -164,6 +165,8 @@
     fileModified = pyqtSignal(str)
     fileMoved = pyqtSignal(str, str)
 
+    error = pyqtSignal(int, str)
+
     def __init__(self, parent=None):
         """
         Constructor
@@ -251,14 +254,17 @@
                 self.__paths[path][1] += 1
                 return True
             except KeyError:
-                watch = self.__observer.schedule(
-                    self.__eventHandler,
-                    path,
-                    recursive=recursive and os.path.isdir(path),
-                )
-                if watch is not None:
-                    self.__paths[watch.path] = [watch, 1]
-                    return True
+                try:
+                    watch = self.__observer.schedule(
+                        self.__eventHandler,
+                        path,
+                        recursive=recursive and os.path.isdir(path),
+                    )
+                    if watch is not None:
+                        self.__paths[watch.path] = [watch, 1]
+                        return True
+                except OSError as err:
+                    self.error.emit(err.errno, err.strerror)
 
         return False