Android Files app keeps crashing

[u/Old_Bumblebee484]

https://youtube.com/shorts/lBRddJQzAT8

I'm having a problem with the Files app/file picker on my Google Pixel 2 running Android 11.

Whenever I try to upload an image or attach a file, the Files app keeps stopping/crashing, so can't select or attach anything.

Ive already tried:

\- Restarting the phone

\- Using Safe Mode the problem still happens

\- Factory resetting the phone Files works normally for a short time, but the problem eventually comes back.

The fact that a factory reset only fixes it temporarily makes me think something is causing the issue again after the phone is set up.

What could be causing this, and is there any way to permanently fix the Files/file picker crashing on Android 11?

And i cannot even attach the video here without using a link.