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blank icons with safari 14.0.1

How to restore webloc icons after Safari 14.0.1 update??

iMac 27″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Nov 26, 2020 1:33 AM

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Posted on Dec 7, 2020 12:00 PM

Yes, this is happening to EVERYONE running Mojave or Catalina. For Mojave, the 2020-006 Sec Update that Apple released Nov 2020 broke Safari 14.0's (with the 14.0.1 update) support for icons on ALL of it's file types, included .webloc files. So all files generated by Safari have blank white icons. (they do appear to still function, sans image though). This bug/defect also grays-out the "Open With..." capability for these files. So its caused by Apple releaseing the update without great QC, and they inadvertently left all the .icns out of the package (and updated Safari 14.0.1 App). And with SIP, you an't just add them back from your prior copy of Safari 14...


We have to sit tight until Apple pushes out a update for Safari 14 on Mojave and Catalina. All the various attempts to work around the problem don't work. It's been almost a month since the 2020-006 Sec Update update caused this - and the fix looks simple. We NEED AN Safari 14.02 UPDATE to fix this, Apple! (Please?)

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Dec 7, 2020 12:00 PM in response to aldo264

Yes, this is happening to EVERYONE running Mojave or Catalina. For Mojave, the 2020-006 Sec Update that Apple released Nov 2020 broke Safari 14.0's (with the 14.0.1 update) support for icons on ALL of it's file types, included .webloc files. So all files generated by Safari have blank white icons. (they do appear to still function, sans image though). This bug/defect also grays-out the "Open With..." capability for these files. So its caused by Apple releaseing the update without great QC, and they inadvertently left all the .icns out of the package (and updated Safari 14.0.1 App). And with SIP, you an't just add them back from your prior copy of Safari 14...


We have to sit tight until Apple pushes out a update for Safari 14 on Mojave and Catalina. All the various attempts to work around the problem don't work. It's been almost a month since the 2020-006 Sec Update update caused this - and the fix looks simple. We NEED AN Safari 14.02 UPDATE to fix this, Apple! (Please?)

Dec 3, 2020 5:08 PM in response to aldo264

Hey there, aldo264!


Thanks for reaching out in Apple Support Communities! We understand you’re wanting to have your icons show since they disappeared after an update. Test this in test mode and see if the icons show, here is an article to further assist you: 


How to use safe mode on your Mac


If your issue persists please follow this article in creating a new user to test and see if the icons will not show there: 


Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac


If your issue persists we recommend for you to Get Support 


Take care!

blank icons with safari 14.0.1

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