Cannot delete recently deleted files from the files app.

I tried to delete files from the recently deleted folder only to have this message come up: “The operation could not be completed. Could not communicate with the helper application.” I tried resetting the iPad without erasing all data. That didn’t work. I tried restarting the iPad, and that didn’t even work. I am running out of options. I want to save space on the iPad but am not able to delete the recently deleted files. Can someone help in this matter? Thanks.