diff --git a/internal/js/files_support.js b/internal/js/files_support.js
index e40a4c1..5fb994a 100644
--- a/internal/js/files_support.js
+++ b/internal/js/files_support.js
@@ -119,12 +119,12 @@ function MoveDBox(path_details, db_url)
         <form id="mv_fm" class="form form-control-inline col-12">
         <input id="move_path_type" name="move_path_type" type="hidden"
         `
-    div += ' value="' + path_details[0].type + '"></input>'
+    div += ' value="' + path_details[0].type.name + '"></input>'
     div+=GetSelnAsDiv()
     yr=$('.highlight').first().attr('yr')
     dt=$('.highlight').first().attr('date')
     div+='<div class="row">Use Existing Directory (in the chosen path):</div><div id="existing"></div>'
-    GetExistingDirsAsDiv( dt, "existing", path_details[0].type )
+    GetExistingDirsAsDiv( dt, "existing", path_details[0].type.name )
     div+=`
         <div class="input-group my-3">
         <alert class="alert alert-primary my-auto py-1">
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ function MoveDBox(path_details, db_url)
     div+= '<svg id="move_path_icon" width="20" height="20" fill="currentColor"><use xlink:href="' + path_details[0].icon_url + '"></svg>'
     div+= '<select id="rp_sel" name="rel_path" class="text-primary alert-primary py-1 border border-primary rounded" onChange="change_rp_sel()">'
     for(p of path_details) {
-        div+= '<option path_type="'+p.type+'" icon_url="'+p.icon_url+'">'+p.path+'</option>'
+        div+= '<option path_type="'+p.type.name+'" icon_url="'+p.icon_url+'">'+p.root_dir+'</option>'
     }
     div+= '</select>'
     div+=`
diff --git a/path.py b/path.py
index f3834d2..503f7e9 100644
--- a/path.py
+++ b/path.py
@@ -42,53 +42,3 @@ class Path(db.Model):
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return f"<id: {self.id}, path_prefix: {self.path_prefix}, num_files={self.num_files}, type={self.type}>"
-
-
-################################################################################
-# Class describing PathDetail (quick connvenence class for MovePathDetails())
-################################################################################
-class PathDetail(PA):
-    """Class describing details of a Path [internal class used in MovePathDetais()]"""
-
-    def __init__(self,ptype,path):
-        """Initialisation function for PathDetail class
-
-        Args:
-            id (int): database id of row in PathDetail table / primary key
-            ptype (int): database id of row in PathType table / foreign key
-        """
-
-        self.type:int=ptype
-        self.path:str=path
-        # construct icon_url based on type of storage path (icons.svg contains icons for each)
-        self.icon_url:str=url_for("internal", filename="icons.svg") + "#" + ICON[self.type]
-
-    def to_dict(self):
-        return {key: value for key, value in vars(self).items()}
-
-################################################################################
-# helper function to find path details for move destinations - used in html
-# for move DBox to show potential storage paths to move files into
-################################################################################
-def MovePathDetails():
-    """helper function to find path details for move destinations
-
-       used in html/javascript for move Dialog Box to show potential storage paths to move files into
-
-       Args:
-           None
-
-       Returns:
-           ret (List[PathDetail]): a list of Path Details for where files can be moved
-
-    """
-    ret=[]
-    sps=Path.query.join(PathType).filter(PathType.name=="Storage").all()
-    for p in sps:
-        obj = PathDetail( ptype="Storage", path=p.path_prefix.replace("static/Storage/","") )
-        ret.append( obj.to_dict() )
-    ips=Path.query.join(PathType).filter(PathType.name=="Import").all()
-    for p in ips:
-        obj = PathDetail( ptype="Import", path=p.path_prefix.replace("static/Import/","") )
-        ret.append( obj.to_dict() )
-    return ret