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Next JS dev mode: ReferenceError: File is not defined

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Bug Report

Describe the bug

When attempting to use DropzoneArea in a Next JS app (running with npm run dev) which is using Material UI, the attached error occurs in console, and the following error is displayed in the window:

ReferenceError: File is not defined (anonymous function) /home/tristan/Documents/git_repos/GitHub/Optimaized/MisTecnicos/mistecnicos-web-app/node_modules/material-ui-dropzone/dist/index.js:1166:77 Module._compile internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1123:30 Module._extensions…js internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1143:10 Module.load internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:972:32 Function.Module._load internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:872:14 Module.require internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1012:19 require internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:72:18 material-ui-dropzone webpack:/external “material-ui-dropzone”:1 1 | module.exports = require(“material-ui-dropzone”); View compiled webpack_require ./webpack/bootstrap:21 18 | // Execute the module function 19 | var threw = true; 20 | try { 21 | modules[moduleId].call(module.exports, module, module.exports, webpack_require); | ^ 22 | threw = false; 23 | } finally { 24 | if(threw) delete installedModules[moduleId]; View compiled Module…/pages/test/index.js /_next/development/server/static/development/pages/test.js:110:78 webpack_require ./webpack/bootstrap:21 18 | // Execute the module function 19 | var threw = true; 20 | try { 21 | modules[moduleId].call(module.exports, module, module.exports, webpack_require); | ^ 22 | threw = false; 23 | } finally { 24 | if(threw) delete installedModules[moduleId]; View compiled 3 /_next/development/server/static/development/pages/test.js:195:18 webpack_require ./webpack/bootstrap:21 18 | // Execute the module function 19 | var threw = true; 20 | try { 21 | modules[moduleId].call(module.exports, module, module.exports, webpack_require); | ^ 22 | threw = false; 23 | } finally { 24 | if(threw) delete installedModules[moduleId]; View compiled ▼ 3 stack frames were expanded. (anonymous function) /home/tristan/Documents/git_repos/GitHub/Optimaized/MisTecnicos/mistecnicos-web-app/.next/server/static/development/pages/test.js:91:18 (anonymous function) /_next/development/server/static/development/pages/test.js:94:10 Module._compile internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1123:30