diff --git a/core/views/statistics.py b/core/views/statistics.py
index 78d0b6a..480fb48 100644
--- a/core/views/statistics.py
+++ b/core/views/statistics.py
@@ -175,7 +175,89 @@ def survexdebug(request):
     return render(request, "survexdebug.html", {"log": contents, "year": current_expo()})
 
 
+def get_paths_dict():
+    """Return a dict of settings paths and their string values."""
+    return {
+        #       "BOGUS" : str( settings.BOGUS),
+        "JSLIB_URL": str(settings.JSLIB_URL),
+        "JSLIB_ROOT": str(settings.JSLIB_ROOT),
+        "CAVEDESCRIPTIONS": str(settings.CAVEDESCRIPTIONS),
+        "ENTRANCEDESCRIPTIONS": str(settings.ENTRANCEDESCRIPTIONS),
+        "EXPOUSER_EMAIL": str(settings.EXPOUSER_EMAIL),
+        "EXPOUSERPASS": str("<redacted>"),
+        "EXPOUSER": str(settings.EXPOUSER),
+        "EXPOWEB": str(settings.EXPOWEB),
+        "LIBDIR": str(settings.LIBDIR),
+        "LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL": str(settings.LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL),
+        "MEDIA_ROOT": str(settings.MEDIA_ROOT),
+        "MEDIA_URL": str(settings.MEDIA_URL),
+        "PHOTOS_URL": str(settings.PHOTOS_URL),
+        "PHOTOS_ROOT": str(settings.PHOTOS_ROOT),
+        "REPOS_ROOT_PATH": str(settings.REPOS_ROOT_PATH),
+        "TROGGLE_PATH": str(settings.TROGGLE_PATH),
+        "ROOT_URLCONF": str(settings.ROOT_URLCONF),
+        "STATIC_URL": str(settings.STATIC_URL),
+        "SURVEX_DATA": str(settings.SURVEX_DATA),
+        "SCANS_ROOT": str(settings.SCANS_ROOT),
+        "SURVEXPORT": str(settings.SURVEXPORT),
+        "DRAWINGS_DATA": str(settings.DRAWINGS_DATA),
+        "URL_ROOT": str(settings.URL_ROOT),
+    }
+
+def get_paths_type_dict():
+    """Return a dict of settings paths and their types."""
+    return {
+            #       "BOGUS" : type(settings.BOGUS),
+            "JSLIB_URL": type(settings.JSLIB_URL),
+            "JSLIB_ROOT": type(settings.JSLIB_ROOT),
+            "CAVEDESCRIPTIONS": type(settings.CAVEDESCRIPTIONS),
+            "ENTRANCEDESCRIPTIONS": type(settings.ENTRANCEDESCRIPTIONS),
+            "EXPOUSER_EMAIL": type(settings.EXPOUSER_EMAIL),
+            "EXPOUSERPASS": type(settings.EXPOUSERPASS),
+            "EXPOUSER": type(settings.EXPOUSER),
+            "EXPOWEB": type(settings.EXPOWEB),
+            "LIBDIR": type(settings.LIBDIR),
+            "LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL": type(settings.LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL),
+            "MEDIA_ROOT": type(settings.MEDIA_ROOT),
+            "MEDIA_URL": type(settings.MEDIA_URL),
+            "PHOTOS_ROOT": type(settings.PHOTOS_ROOT),
+            "PHOTOS_URL": type(settings.PHOTOS_URL),
+            "REPOS_ROOT_PATH": type(settings.REPOS_ROOT_PATH),
+            "TROGGLE_PATH": type(settings.TROGGLE_PATH),
+            "ROOT_URLCONF": type(settings.ROOT_URLCONF),
+            "STATIC_URL": type(settings.STATIC_URL),
+            "SURVEX_DATA": type(settings.SURVEX_DATA),
+            "SCANS_ROOT": type(settings.SCANS_ROOT),
+            "SURVEXPORT": type(settings.SURVEXPORT),
+            "DRAWINGS_DATA": type(settings.DRAWINGS_DATA),
+            "URL_ROOT": type(settings.URL_ROOT),
+    }
+
 def pathsreport(request):
+    """Report evaluated settings paths and their types.
+    refactored by copilot within VS code"""
+    pathsdict = OrderedDict()
+    pathstype = OrderedDict()
+    try:
+        pathsdict = get_paths_dict()
+        pathstype = get_paths_type_dict()
+    except Exception as e:
+        pathsdict["! EXCEPTION !"] = str(e)
+        pathstype["! EXCEPTION !"] = str(e)
+
+    bycodeslist2 = [(k, p, str(pathstype.get(k, ""))) for k, p in sorted(pathsdict.items())]
+    bypathslist = [(p, k, str(pathstype.get(k, ""))) for k, p in pathsdict.items()]
+    ncodes = len(pathsdict)
+
+    context = {
+        "pathsdict": pathsdict,
+        "bycodeslist": bycodeslist2,
+        "bypathslist": bypathslist,
+        "ncodes": ncodes,
+        "year": current_expo(),
+    }
+    return render(request, "pathsreport.html", context)
+def pathsreport_old(request):
     """The CONSTANTs declared in the settings and localsettings and how they have
     been evaluated for this specific installation - live"""
     pathsdict = OrderedDict()