diff --git a/ISLE/android/config.cpp b/ISLE/android/config.cpp
index e93cb02e..4883a239 100644
--- a/ISLE/android/config.cpp
+++ b/ISLE/android/config.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ void Android_SetupDefaultConfigOverrides(dictionary* p_dictionary)
 	iniparser_set(p_dictionary, "isle:diskpath", data);
 	iniparser_set(p_dictionary, "isle:cdpath", data);
 	iniparser_set(p_dictionary, "isle:mediapath", data);
-
 	iniparser_set(p_dictionary, "isle:savepath", savedata.GetData());
 
 	// Default to Virtual Mouse
diff --git a/ISLE/ios/config.cpp b/ISLE/ios/config.cpp
index ee9349fa..22a17657 100644
--- a/ISLE/ios/config.cpp
+++ b/ISLE/ios/config.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 
+#include "mxstring.h"
+
 #include <SDL3/SDL_filesystem.h>
 #include <SDL3/SDL_log.h>
 #include <iniparser.h>
@@ -11,15 +13,13 @@ void IOS_SetupDefaultConfigOverrides(dictionary* p_dictionary)
 	// Use DevelopmentFiles path for disk and cd paths
 	// It's good to use that path since user can easily
 	// connect through SMB and copy the files
-	const char* documentFolder = SDL_GetUserFolder(SDL_FOLDER_DOCUMENTS);
-	char* diskPath = new char[strlen(documentFolder) + strlen("isle") + 1]();
-	strcpy(diskPath, documentFolder);
-	strcat(diskPath, "isle");
+	MxString documentFolder = SDL_GetUserFolder(SDL_FOLDER_DOCUMENTS);
+	documentFolder += "isle";
 
-	if (!SDL_GetPathInfo(diskPath, NULL)) {
-		SDL_CreateDirectory(diskPath);
+	if (!SDL_GetPathInfo(documentFolder.GetData(), NULL)) {
+		SDL_CreateDirectory(documentFolder.GetData());
 	}
 
-	iniparser_set(p_dictionary, "isle:diskpath", diskPath);
-	iniparser_set(p_dictionary, "isle:cdpath", diskPath);
+	iniparser_set(p_dictionary, "isle:diskpath", documentFolder.GetData());
+	iniparser_set(p_dictionary, "isle:cdpath", documentFolder.GetData());
 }
diff --git a/ISLE/isleapp.cpp b/ISLE/isleapp.cpp
index 0d3eee28..1b1af42a 100644
--- a/ISLE/isleapp.cpp
+++ b/ISLE/isleapp.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <array>
 #include <extensions/extensions.h>
 #include <miniwin/miniwindevice.h>
+#include <type_traits>
 #include <vec.h>
 
 #define SDL_MAIN_USE_CALLBACKS
@@ -172,6 +173,7 @@ IsleApp::IsleApp()
 
 	LegoOmni::CreateInstance();
 
+	m_mediaPath = NULL;
 	m_iniPath = NULL;
 	m_maxLod = RealtimeView::GetUserMaxLOD();
 	m_maxAllowedExtras = m_islandQuality <= 1 ? 10 : 20;
@@ -198,25 +200,11 @@ IsleApp::~IsleApp()
 		MxOmni::DestroyInstance();
 	}
 
-	if (m_hdPath) {
-		delete[] m_hdPath;
-	}
-
-	if (m_cdPath) {
-		delete[] m_cdPath;
-	}
-
-	if (m_deviceId) {
-		delete[] m_deviceId;
-	}
-
-	if (m_savePath) {
-		delete[] m_savePath;
-	}
-
-	if (m_mediaPath) {
-		delete[] m_mediaPath;
-	}
+	SDL_free(m_hdPath);
+	SDL_free(m_cdPath);
+	SDL_free(m_deviceId);
+	SDL_free(m_savePath);
+	SDL_free(m_mediaPath);
 }
 
 // FUNCTION: ISLE 0x401260
@@ -1032,39 +1020,32 @@ bool IsleApp::LoadConfig()
 #ifdef IOS
 	const char* prefPath = SDL_GetUserFolder(SDL_FOLDER_DOCUMENTS);
 #elif defined(ANDROID)
-	// SDL_GetAndroidExternalStoragePath() returns without a trailing / resulting in "filesisle.ini" :(
-	const char* androidPath = SDL_GetAndroidExternalStoragePath();
-	size_t len = SDL_strlen(androidPath) + 2;
-	char* prefPath = new char[len];
-	SDL_strlcpy(prefPath, androidPath, len);
-	SDL_strlcat(prefPath, "/", len);
-#else
-	char* prefPath = SDL_GetPrefPath("isledecomp", "isle");
-#endif
-	char* iniConfig;
-
-#ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
+	MxString androidPath = MxString(SDL_GetAndroidExternalStoragePath()) + "/";
+	const char* prefPath = androidPath.GetData();
+#elif defined(EMSCRIPTEN)
 	if (m_iniPath && !Emscripten_SetupConfig(m_iniPath)) {
 		m_iniPath = NULL;
 	}
+	char* prefPath = SDL_GetPrefPath("isledecomp", "isle");
+#else
+	char* prefPath = SDL_GetPrefPath("isledecomp", "isle");
 #endif
 
+	MxString iniConfig;
 	if (m_iniPath) {
-		iniConfig = new char[strlen(m_iniPath) + 1];
-		strcpy(iniConfig, m_iniPath);
+		iniConfig = m_iniPath;
 	}
 	else if (prefPath) {
-		iniConfig = new char[strlen(prefPath) + strlen("isle.ini") + 1]();
-		strcat(iniConfig, prefPath);
-		strcat(iniConfig, "isle.ini");
+		iniConfig = prefPath;
+		iniConfig += "isle.ini";
 	}
 	else {
-		iniConfig = new char[strlen("isle.ini") + 1];
-		strcpy(iniConfig, "isle.ini");
+		iniConfig = "isle.ini";
 	}
-	SDL_Log("Reading configuration from \"%s\"", iniConfig);
 
-	dictionary* dict = iniparser_load(iniConfig);
+	SDL_Log("Reading configuration from \"%s\"", iniConfig.GetData());
+
+	dictionary* dict = iniparser_load(iniConfig.GetData());
 
 	// [library:config]
 	// Load sane defaults if dictionary failed to load
@@ -1075,20 +1056,20 @@ bool IsleApp::LoadConfig()
 		}
 
 		SDL_LogInfo(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION, "Loading sane defaults");
-		FILE* iniFP = fopen(iniConfig, "wb");
+		FILE* iniFP = fopen(iniConfig.GetData(), "wb");
 
 		if (!iniFP) {
 			SDL_LogError(
 				SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION,
 				"Failed to write config at '%s': %s",
-				iniConfig,
+				iniConfig.GetData(),
 				strerror(errno)
 			);
 			return false;
 		}
 
 		char buf[32];
-		dict = iniparser_load(iniConfig);
+		dict = iniparser_load(iniConfig.GetData());
 		iniparser_set(dict, "isle", NULL);
 
 		iniparser_set(dict, "isle:diskpath", SDL_GetBasePath());
@@ -1143,8 +1124,9 @@ bool IsleApp::LoadConfig()
 #ifdef ANDROID
 		Android_SetupDefaultConfigOverrides(dict);
 #endif
+
 		iniparser_dump_ini(dict, iniFP);
-		SDL_LogInfo(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION, "New config written at '%s'", iniConfig);
+		SDL_LogInfo(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION, "New config written at '%s'", iniConfig.GetData());
 		fclose(iniFP);
 	}
 
@@ -1152,20 +1134,10 @@ bool IsleApp::LoadConfig()
 	Emscripten_SetupDefaultConfigOverrides(dict);
 #endif
 
-	const char* hdPath = iniparser_getstring(dict, "isle:diskpath", SDL_GetBasePath());
-	m_hdPath = new char[strlen(hdPath) + 1];
-	strcpy(m_hdPath, hdPath);
-	MxOmni::SetHD(m_hdPath);
-
-	const char* cdPath = iniparser_getstring(dict, "isle:cdpath", MxOmni::GetCD());
-	m_cdPath = new char[strlen(cdPath) + 1];
-	strcpy(m_cdPath, cdPath);
-	MxOmni::SetCD(m_cdPath);
-
-	const char* mediaPath = iniparser_getstring(dict, "isle:mediapath", hdPath);
-	m_mediaPath = new char[strlen(mediaPath) + 1];
-	strcpy(m_mediaPath, mediaPath);
-
+	MxOmni::SetHD((m_hdPath = SDL_strdup(iniparser_getstring(dict, "isle:diskpath", SDL_GetBasePath()))));
+	MxOmni::SetCD((m_cdPath = SDL_strdup(iniparser_getstring(dict, "isle:cdpath", MxOmni::GetCD()))));
+	m_savePath = SDL_strdup(iniparser_getstring(dict, "isle:savepath", prefPath));
+	m_mediaPath = SDL_strdup(iniparser_getstring(dict, "isle:mediapath", m_hdPath));
 	m_flipSurfaces = iniparser_getboolean(dict, "isle:Flip Surfaces", m_flipSurfaces);
 	m_fullScreen = iniparser_getboolean(dict, "isle:Full Screen", m_fullScreen);
 	m_exclusiveFullScreen = iniparser_getboolean(dict, "isle:Exclusive Full Screen", m_exclusiveFullScreen);
@@ -1212,17 +1184,9 @@ bool IsleApp::LoadConfig()
 
 	const char* deviceId = iniparser_getstring(dict, "isle:3D Device ID", NULL);
 	if (deviceId != NULL) {
-		m_deviceId = new char[strlen(deviceId) + 1];
-		strcpy(m_deviceId, deviceId);
+		m_deviceId = SDL_strdup(deviceId);
 	}
 
-	// [library:config]
-	// The original game does not save any data if no savepath is given.
-	// Instead, we use SDLs prefPath as a default fallback and always save data.
-	const char* savePath = iniparser_getstring(dict, "isle:savepath", prefPath);
-	m_savePath = new char[strlen(savePath) + 1];
-	strcpy(m_savePath, savePath);
-
 #ifdef EXTENSIONS
 	for (const char* key : Extensions::availableExtensions) {
 		if (iniparser_getboolean(dict, key, 0)) {
@@ -1242,11 +1206,12 @@ bool IsleApp::LoadConfig()
 #endif
 
 	iniparser_freedict(dict);
-	delete[] iniConfig;
-#ifndef IOS
-	SDL_free(prefPath);
-#endif
 
+	[](auto path) {
+		if constexpr (std::is_same_v<decltype(path), char*>) {
+			SDL_free(path);
+		}
+	}(prefPath);
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/ISLE/isleapp.h b/ISLE/isleapp.h
index 470a5a72..0e0700e8 100644
--- a/ISLE/isleapp.h
+++ b/ISLE/isleapp.h
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class IsleApp {
 	MxFloat m_cursorSensitivity;
 	void DisplayArgumentHelp(const char* p_execName);
 
-	char* m_iniPath;
+	const char* m_iniPath;
 	MxFloat m_maxLod;
 	MxU32 m_maxAllowedExtras;
 	MxTransitionManager::TransitionType m_transitionType;
diff --git a/LEGO1/omni/include/mxstring.h b/LEGO1/omni/include/mxstring.h
index b4b25262..fad2e4ad 100644
--- a/LEGO1/omni/include/mxstring.h
+++ b/LEGO1/omni/include/mxstring.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 // SIZE 0x10
 class MxString : public MxCore {
 public:
-	MxString();
+	LEGO1_EXPORT MxString();
 	MxString(const MxString& p_str);
 	LEGO1_EXPORT MxString(const char* p_str);
 	MxString(const char* p_str, MxU16 p_maxlen);