The FileReader onerror handler receives an Event object, not an Error object, as a parameter, but an error can be accessed from the FileReader object, as instanceOfFileReader.error
// Callback from a <input type="file" onchange="onChange(event)"> function onChange(event) { var file = event.target.files[0]; var reader = new FileReader(); reader.onerror = function(event) { alert("Failed to read file!\n\n" + reader.error); }; reader.readAsText(file); }
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    https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileReader/onerror