diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index fbc301e6..6c5da20a 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -47,16 +47,18 @@
         //   "AYANOVA_DEFAULT_TRANSLATION": "en",
         //   //"AYANOVA_PERMANENTLY_ERASE_DATABASE": "true",
         "AYANOVA_DB_CONNECTION": "Server=localhost;Username=postgres;Password=raven;Database=AyaNova;CommandTimeout=120;",
-        "AYANOVA_DATA_PATH": "c:\\temp\\ravendata",
+        //"AYANOVA_DATA_PATH": "c:\\temp\\ravendata",
         //   //"AYANOVA_DB_CONNECTION": "Server=localhost;Username=postgres;Password=abraxis;Database=AyaNova;CommandTimeout=120;",
         //   "AYANOVA_USE_URLS": "http://*:7575;",
         //   //"AYANOVA_REPORT_RENDERING_TIMEOUT": "20000",
         //   //"AYANOVA_REPORT_RENDERING_MAX_INSTANCES": "3",
-        //"AYANOVA_ATTACHMENT_FILES_PATH": "c:\\temp\\RavenTestData\\userfiles",
+        "AYANOVA_ATTACHMENT_FILES_PATH": "c:\\temp\\RavenTestData\\userfiles",
         // "AYANOVA_ATTACHMENT_FILES_PATH":"%ProgramData%\\ayanova\\userfiles",
-        // "AYANOVA_BACKUP_FILES_PATH": "c:\\temp\\RavenTestData\\backupfiles",
-        // "AYANOVA_TEMP_FILES_PATH": "c:\\temp\\RavenTestData\\tempfiles",
-        //   "AYANOVA_SERVER_TEST_MODE": "false",
+        "AYANOVA_BACKUP_FILES_PATH": "c:\\temp\\RavenTestData\\backupfiles",
+        "AYANOVA_TEMP_FILES_PATH": "c:\\temp\\RavenTestData\\tempfiles",
+        "AYANOVA_SERVER_TEST_MODE": "false",
+"AYANOVA_LOG_PATH": "c:\\temp\\RavenTestData\\logs",
+
         //   "AYANOVA_SERVER_TEST_MODE_SEEDLEVEL": "small",
         //   "AYANOVA_SERVER_TEST_MODE_TZ_OFFSET": "-8",
         "AYANOVA_BACKUP_PG_DUMP_PATH": "C:\\data\\code\\postgres_14\\bin\\"
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/util/ServerBootConfig.cs b/server/AyaNova/util/ServerBootConfig.cs
index fd5ef413..2ec8888d 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/util/ServerBootConfig.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/util/ServerBootConfig.cs
@@ -185,14 +185,14 @@ namespace AyaNova.Util
             //FOLDERS
             string DataFolderPath = ActualFullPath(config.GetValue<string>("AYANOVA_DATA_PATH"));
             string LogPath = ActualFullPath(config.GetValue<string>("AYANOVA_LOG_PATH"));
-            string AttachmentFilesPath = ActualFullPath(config.GetValue<string>("AYANOVA_USER_FILES_PATH"));
+            string AttachmentFilesPath = ActualFullPath(config.GetValue<string>("AYANOVA_ATTACHMENT_FILES_PATH"));
             string BackupFilesPath = ActualFullPath(config.GetValue<string>("AYANOVA_BACKUP_FILES_PATH"));
             string TempFilesPath = ActualFullPath(config.GetValue<string>("AYANOVA_TEMP_FILES_PATH"));
             AYANOVA_BACKUP_PG_DUMP_PATH = ActualFullPath(config.GetValue<string>("AYANOVA_BACKUP_PG_DUMP_PATH"));
 
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(DataFolderPath))
             {
-                //then they better have paths for *everything* specified
+                //In this case *must* have paths for *everything* specified
                 if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(LogPath))
                     throw new System.ArgumentNullException("AYANOVA_LOG_PATH configuration setting missing and required");
                 if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(AttachmentFilesPath))
@@ -203,14 +203,13 @@ namespace AyaNova.Util
                     throw new System.ArgumentNullException("AYANOVA_TEMP_FILES_PATH configuration setting missing and required");
 
             }
-            else
-            {
-                //set any unspecified paths to the defaults
-                AYANOVA_LOG_PATH = (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(LogPath)) ? Path.Combine(DataFolderPath, "logs") : LogPath;
-                AYANOVA_ATTACHMENT_FILES_PATH = (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(AttachmentFilesPath)) ? Path.Combine(DataFolderPath, "attachments") : AttachmentFilesPath;
-                AYANOVA_BACKUP_FILES_PATH = (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(BackupFilesPath)) ? Path.Combine(DataFolderPath, "backups") : BackupFilesPath;
-                AYANOVA_TEMP_FILES_PATH = (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(TempFilesPath)) ? Path.Combine(DataFolderPath, "temp") : TempFilesPath;
-            }
+
+            //set paths
+            AYANOVA_LOG_PATH = (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(LogPath)) ? Path.Combine(DataFolderPath, "logs") : LogPath;
+            AYANOVA_ATTACHMENT_FILES_PATH = (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(AttachmentFilesPath)) ? Path.Combine(DataFolderPath, "attachments") : AttachmentFilesPath;
+            AYANOVA_BACKUP_FILES_PATH = (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(BackupFilesPath)) ? Path.Combine(DataFolderPath, "backups") : BackupFilesPath;
+            AYANOVA_TEMP_FILES_PATH = (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(TempFilesPath)) ? Path.Combine(DataFolderPath, "temp") : TempFilesPath;
+
 
             #endregion server BASICS