Android Studio, Element path must be declared for FileProvider - android

I rerally didn't want to ask this question, but I couldn't find any solutions.
In my manifest I have declared FileProvider:
<provider android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
android:authorities="com.example.provider"
android:exported="false"
android:grantUriPermissions="true">
<meta-data android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
android:resource="#xml/provider_paths"/>
</provider>
It requires #xml/provider_paths to work. In my resources folder I have created provider_paths.xml file and copy-pasted this code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<paths>
<external-path name="files" path="."/>
</paths>
However Android Studio IDE throws me that kind of error:
Element paths must be declared
My screenshot:


Move the provider_path.xml from values directory to
res/xml/provider_paths.xml
To specify the directories, start by creating the file filepaths.xml in the res/xml/ subdirectory of your project. In this file, specify the directories by adding an XML element for each directory.
Refer Specify Sharable Directories

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Define file_paths.xml
<paths xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<files-path name="my_images" path="images/"/>
<files-path name="my_docs" path="docs/"/>
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<provider
android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
android:authorities="com.mydomain.fileprovider"
android:exported="false"
android:grantUriPermissions="true">
<meta-data
android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
android:resource="#xml/file_paths" />
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Finally, I had a misconception about Internal and External storage.
What I was seeing in Windows Explorer is in fact, external storage, so I used:
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Jaime

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