Safari 14.0.1 File Selection button not working

I have a standard web form which has a file selector form field. This has worked for well over 10 years as it's the standard UI presented by Safari. Just noticed today after Safari upgraded to 14.0.1 (on the latest Mojave) that the button is dead: clicking does nothing. This same form continues to work in Chrome. Anyone else see this and have a workaround?

Mac mini 2018 or later

Posted on Nov 15, 2020 9:34 AM

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Posted on Feb 1, 2021 11:25 PM

Safari 14.0.3 which fixes this issue, is now available via the Software Update System Preferences pane.


https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212152

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Dec 2, 2020 10:34 PM in response to hankaberle

Strange advise. Apples general advice from pretty much the beginning of Mac OS X (at least) is that you shall always run the latest available version. If it's only meant for Big Sur, the update would only be released for Big Sur. I think it's simply down to some silly bug that will hopefully be fixed. Mojave is still supported, so I see no reason they wouldn't address this.

Dec 12, 2020 4:18 AM in response to Antony Warren

I saw it before posting, but didn't wanted to deal with the hassle. Need my computer for work and didn't have the time to spend on reinstalls in order to get back a basic browser functionality. Does no one at Apple test this stuff before releasing?

Which version of Safari do you use now after the Mojave reinstall? I like the new things in 14, but this problem is annoying.

Jan 4, 2021 2:44 AM in response to ravenby

That is not a practical solution for those people who are unable to upgrade, or do not want to upgrade for whatever reason (hardware or software compatibilities, personal choice etc.)


Also, installing a whole new version of macOS just to fix one major bug with a single application seems a little extreme. Far better that Apple fix the problem they caused.


In the meantime, there are a couple of solutions to get back a functioning Safari v14.0 in this thread.

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