Chrome OS bug - file select dialog (for uploads) 'stuck' - file-upload

The best way to sum up the issue would be with a screenshot, but unfortunately my screenshots auto-save to downloads and so I can't upload them. What's happening is that when I enter the 'file select' dialog in trying to upload a file, it's automatically in the 'drive' folder and won't move to any other folder. I've tried restarting and resetting my machine, tried the upload process on a bunch of different platforms, tried using the other user account on my machine, tried updating my software, but none of these have made any difference. I can get into my downloads folder and open files from it fine outside of this context, and I can workaround by using the drag-and-drop to upload on platforms which have this feature, but otherwise I'm stuck.
I've googled extensively to see if anyone else is having this issue and have found this thread: https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chromebook-central/d7g9EEDsr8w but there's no helpful solution there (recommended a powerwash but the asker has already done this several times). I've also tried to find a solution with the help of my (programmer) employer, but no luck so he recommended asking here. It seems like it wouldn't be a hardware issue when I can still access the folder outside of this specific function, but if it were a problem with the running system it seems it would be happening across the board and therefore show up more in a google? If anyone has any suggestions I'd be very grateful as it's getting quite tiresome having to drag and drop things into Facebook messages to get them uploaded! The machine is less than a year old so if I can't find any solution I'll see about getting it replaced under warranty. Thanks in advance for any help, and please let me know if there's any key info I've left out!
Machine: Samsung Chromebook XE303C12
OS: Version 38.0.2125.110

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This is typically caused by a reference labelled as MISSING.
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Run the application on the offending machines with a full version of Access that lets you debug the code
Create a small test application that lists and verifies the references you use, and run this on the offending machines
Remove those two customers
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This error occurs on a small percentage of computers on which the app is installed, and no one has yet figured out why, what causes it, or how to fix it. The workaround is to install the 2013 version of the Access runtime, as later versions will still cause the problem.
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