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Safari not opening "upload file" pop up window

When I try to upload a file to a website, Safari won't open the pop up window to allow me to browse my documents and select the file. I do get the Select file window (as in the screenshot) but then nothing happens when I click on it. This is with all websites not just this one (overleaf.com). Other browsers work. I have de-activated the ad blocker extensions (or any other extension) but it does not make a difference. Pretty annoying. Used to work fine but has stopped functioning since a couple of weeks. Any idea? Running macOS 10.14.6 and Safari Version 14.0.1 (14610.2.11.51.10)

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Posted on Nov 22, 2020 9:08 PM

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remlub101

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Posted on Dec 2, 2020 5:49 AM

Hi again mario and joseph - an update reply from me.

I've been having same problem (loading photos up to Ebay)

I've read many of the threads concerning this, and have worked through suggestions.

IT IS NOT A MOJAVE issue as such...following advice above I reloaded Mojave 10.14.6... upload worked fine (using the installed Safari 12.1.2)

IT IS NOT A SECURITY UPDATE issue...following reload of Mojave and Safari 12.1.2, I then in sequence loaded the 2 security updates 2020-005 and 2020-006....again no problem upload worked.

IT IS NOT A MOJAVE SUPPLEMENT ISSUE...... I then added the macOS Mojave Supplemental Update....this introduced Safari 14.0....again no problem uploads continued to work.

IT IS....IT IS....a SAFARI 14.0.1 ISSUE....so finally I added the Safari 14.10.1 update... lo and behold uploads stopped working.

So I have no solution, but my workaround keeps me on Safari 14.0 and therefore functional, 14.0.1 clearly doesn't work with Mojave, and maybe not with Catalina (according to some posts).

Hope this helps... I've logged with Apple Support.

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