diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThreadManager.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThreadManager.cpp
index 5e3c50d4d1..b89c92725d 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThreadManager.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThreadManager.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ CPUThread& CPUThreadManager::AddThread(CPUThreadType type)
 	return *new_thread;
 }
 
+//TODO: find out where the thread is actually deleted because it's sure as shit not here
 void CPUThreadManager::RemoveThread(const u32 id)
 {
 	std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(m_mtx_thread);
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/FS/VFS.h b/rpcs3/Emu/FS/VFS.h
index b155f16b9d..1a28c09d11 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/FS/VFS.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/FS/VFS.h
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ struct VFSManagerEntry
 
 struct VFS
 {
+	//TODO: find out where these are supposed to be deleted or just make it shared_ptr
+	//and also make GetDevice and GetDeviceLocal return shared_ptr then.
 	std::vector<vfsDevice *> m_devices;
 	void Mount(const std::string& ps3_path, const std::string& local_path, vfsDevice* device);
 	void UnMount(const std::string& ps3_path);
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/GS/GL/GLGSRender.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/GS/GL/GLGSRender.cpp
index 13078ced0c..4bc955627d 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/GS/GL/GLGSRender.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/GS/GL/GLGSRender.cpp
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ void GLGSRender::Flip()
 
 	for(uint i=0; i<m_post_draw_objs.size(); ++i)
 	{
-		m_post_draw_objs[i]->Draw();
+		m_post_draw_objs[i].Draw();
 	}
 
 	m_frame->Flip(m_context);
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/GS/GL/GLGSRender.h b/rpcs3/Emu/GS/GL/GLGSRender.h
index 2fb189c4b0..2a236448c0 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/GS/GL/GLGSRender.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/GS/GL/GLGSRender.h
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ class GLGSRender
 {
 private:
 	std::vector<u8> m_vdata;
-	std::vector<PostDrawObj *> m_post_draw_objs;
+	std::vector<PostDrawObj> m_post_draw_objs;
 
 	GLProgram m_program;
 	int m_fp_buf_num;
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/GS/GL/GLVertexProgram.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/GS/GL/GLVertexProgram.cpp
index fde8448f8d..de73bda412 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/GS/GL/GLVertexProgram.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/GS/GL/GLVertexProgram.cpp
@@ -250,14 +250,14 @@ std::string GLVertexDecompilerThread::GetFunc()
 
 	for(uint i=0; i<m_funcs.size(); ++i)
 	{
-		if(m_funcs[i]->name.compare(name) == 0)
+		if(m_funcs[i].name.compare(name) == 0)
 			return name + "()";
 	}
 
-	m_funcs.push_back(new FuncInfo());
-	uint idx = m_funcs.size()-1;
-	m_funcs[idx]->offset = offset;
-	m_funcs[idx]->name = name;
+	m_funcs.emplace_back();
+	FuncInfo &idx = m_funcs.back();
+	idx.offset = offset;
+	idx.name = name;
 
 	return name + "()";
 }
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ std::string GLVertexDecompilerThread::BuildFuncBody(const FuncInfo& func)
 			uint call_func = -1;
 			for(uint j=0; j<m_funcs.size(); ++j)
 			{
-				if(m_funcs[j]->offset == i)
+				if(m_funcs[j].offset == i)
 				{
 					call_func = j;
 					break;
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ std::string GLVertexDecompilerThread::BuildFuncBody(const FuncInfo& func)
 
 			if(call_func != -1)
 			{
-				result += '\t' + m_funcs[call_func]->name + "();\n";
+				result += '\t' + m_funcs[call_func].name + "();\n";
 				break;
 			}
 		}
@@ -316,17 +316,17 @@ std::string GLVertexDecompilerThread::BuildCode()
 
 	for(int i=m_funcs.size() - 1; i>0; --i)
 	{
-		fp += fmt::Format("void %s();\n", m_funcs[i]->name.c_str());
+		fp += fmt::Format("void %s();\n", m_funcs[i].name.c_str());
 	}
 
 	std::string f;
 
 	f += fmt::Format("void %s()\n{\n\tgl_Position = vec4(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);\n\t%s();\n\tgl_Position = gl_Position * scaleOffsetMat;\n}\n",
-		m_funcs[0]->name.c_str(), m_funcs[1]->name.c_str());
+		m_funcs[0].name.c_str(), m_funcs[1].name.c_str());
 
 	for(uint i=1; i<m_funcs.size(); ++i)
 	{
-		f += fmt::Format("\nvoid %s()\n{\n%s}\n", m_funcs[i]->name.c_str(), BuildFuncBody(*m_funcs[i]).c_str());
+		f += fmt::Format("\nvoid %s()\n{\n%s}\n", m_funcs[i].name.c_str(), BuildFuncBody(m_funcs[i]).c_str());
 	}
 
 	static const std::string& prot =
@@ -437,9 +437,9 @@ void GLVertexDecompilerThread::Task()
 	m_shader = BuildCode();
 
 	m_body.clear();
-	if (m_funcs.size() >= 3)
+	if (m_funcs.size() > 2)
 	{
-		m_funcs = std::vector<FuncInfo *>(m_funcs.begin(), m_funcs.begin() + 3);
+		m_funcs.erase(m_funcs.begin()+2, m_funcs.end());
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/GS/GL/GLVertexProgram.h b/rpcs3/Emu/GS/GL/GLVertexProgram.h
index 38a333461e..117e7f4082 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/GS/GL/GLVertexProgram.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/GS/GL/GLVertexProgram.h
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ struct GLVertexDecompilerThread : public ThreadBase
 
 	std::vector<std::string> m_body;
 
-	std::vector<FuncInfo *> m_funcs;
+	std::vector<FuncInfo> m_funcs;
 
 	//wxString main;
 	std::string& m_shader;
@@ -148,12 +148,12 @@ struct GLVertexDecompilerThread : public ThreadBase
 		, m_shader(shader)
 		, m_parr(parr)
 	{
-		m_funcs.push_back(new FuncInfo());
-		m_funcs[0]->offset = 0;
-		m_funcs[0]->name = "main";
-		m_funcs.push_back(new FuncInfo());
-		m_funcs[1]->offset = 0;
-		m_funcs[1]->name = "func0";
+		m_funcs.emplace_back();
+		m_funcs[0].offset = 0;
+		m_funcs[0].name = "main";
+		m_funcs.emplace_back();
+		m_funcs[1].offset = 0;
+		m_funcs[1].name = "func0";
 		//m_cur_func->body = "\tgl_Position = vec4(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);\n";
 	}
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules.h b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules.h
index c09c6d63f8..01eaad4e35 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules.h
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ __forceinline void Module::AddFuncSub(const char group[8], const u64 ops[], char
 {
 	if (!ops[0]) return;
 
+	//TODO: track down where this is supposed to be deleted
 	SFunc* sf = new SFunc;
 	sf->ptr = (void *)func;
 	sf->func = bind_func(func);
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
index 40507556c1..1ed7dc1148 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ static const u16 bpdb_version = 0x1000;
 
 ModuleInitializer::ModuleInitializer()
 {
-	Emu.AddModuleInit(this);
+	Emu.AddModuleInit(std::move(std::unique_ptr<ModuleInitializer>(this)));
 }
 
 Emulator::Emulator()
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/System.h b/rpcs3/Emu/System.h
index b6b5445e17..63755b65f3 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/System.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/System.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class Emulator
 	u32 m_ppu_thr_exit;
 	MemoryViewerPanel* m_memory_viewer;
 	//ArrayF<CPUThread> m_cpu_threads;
-	std::vector<ModuleInitializer *> m_modules_init;
+	std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ModuleInitializer>> m_modules_init;
 
 	std::vector<u64> m_break_points;
 	std::vector<u64> m_marked_points;
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ public:
 	CPUThread&        GetCallbackThread()  { return *m_ppu_callback_thr; }
 	EventManager&     GetEventManager()    { return *m_event_manager; }
 	
-	void AddModuleInit(ModuleInitializer* m)
+	void AddModuleInit(std::unique_ptr<ModuleInitializer> m)
 	{
-		m_modules_init.push_back(m);
+		m_modules_init.push_back(std::move(m));
 	}
 
 	void SetTLSData(const u64 addr, const u64 filesz, const u64 memsz)
diff --git a/rpcs3/Gui/GameViewer.h b/rpcs3/Gui/GameViewer.h
index 1076ec3be5..d31fc241fc 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Gui/GameViewer.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Gui/GameViewer.h
@@ -28,31 +28,31 @@ struct Column
 
 struct ColumnsArr
 {
-	std::vector<Column *> m_columns;
+	std::vector<Column> m_columns;
 
 	ColumnsArr()
 	{
 		Init();
 	}
 
-	std::vector<Column*>* GetSortedColumnsByPos()
+	std::vector<Column*> GetSortedColumnsByPos()
 	{
-		static std::vector<Column*> arr; arr.clear();
+		std::vector<Column*> arr;
 		for(u32 pos=0; pos<m_columns.size(); pos++)
 		{
 			for(u32 c=0; c<m_columns.size(); ++c)
 			{
-				if(m_columns[c]->pos != pos) continue;
-				arr.push_back(m_columns[c]);
+				if(m_columns[c].pos != pos) continue;
+				arr.push_back(&m_columns[c]);
 			}
 		}
 
-		return &arr;
+		return arr;
 	}
 
 	Column* GetColumnByPos(u32 pos)
 	{
-		std::vector<Column *>& columns = *GetSortedColumnsByPos();
+		std::vector<Column *> columns = GetSortedColumnsByPos();
 		for(u32 c=0; c<columns.size(); ++c)
 		{
 			if(!columns[c]->shown)
@@ -78,15 +78,18 @@ public:
 	void Init()
 	{
 		m_columns.clear();
-
-		#define ADD_COLUMN(x, w, n) x = new Column(m_columns.size(), w, n);	m_columns.push_back(x);
-			ADD_COLUMN(m_col_name, 160, "Name");
-			ADD_COLUMN(m_col_serial, 85, "Serial");
-			ADD_COLUMN(m_col_fw, 55, "FW");
-			ADD_COLUMN(m_col_app_ver, 55, "App version");
-			ADD_COLUMN(m_col_category, 55, "Category");
-			ADD_COLUMN(m_col_path, 160, "Path");
-		#undef ADD_COLUMN
+		m_columns.emplace_back(m_columns.size(), 160, "Name");
+		m_columns.emplace_back(m_columns.size(),  85, "Serial");
+		m_columns.emplace_back(m_columns.size(),  55, "FW");
+		m_columns.emplace_back(m_columns.size(),  55, "App version");
+		m_columns.emplace_back(m_columns.size(),  55, "Category");
+		m_columns.emplace_back(m_columns.size(), 160, "Path");
+		m_col_name     = &m_columns[0];
+		m_col_serial   = &m_columns[1];
+		m_col_fw       = &m_columns[2];
+		m_col_app_ver  = &m_columns[3];
+		m_col_category = &m_columns[4];
+		m_col_path     = &m_columns[5];
 	}
 
 	void Update(std::vector<GameInfo>& game_data)
@@ -114,7 +117,7 @@ public:
 	void Show(wxListView* list)
 	{
 		list->DeleteAllColumns();
-		std::vector<Column *>& c_col = *GetSortedColumnsByPos();
+		std::vector<Column *> c_col = GetSortedColumnsByPos();
 		for(u32 i=0, c=0; i<c_col.size(); ++i)
 		{
 			if(!c_col[i]->shown) continue;
@@ -158,19 +161,19 @@ public:
 	#define ADD_COLUMN(v, dv, t, n, isshown) \
 		{ \
 			IniEntry<t> ini; \
-			ini.Init(m_columns[i]->name + "_" + n, path); \
-			if(isLoad) m_columns[i]->v = ini.LoadValue(dv); \
-			else if(isshown ? m_columns[i]->shown : 1) \
+			ini.Init(m_columns[i].name + "_" + n, path); \
+			if(isLoad) m_columns[i].v = ini.LoadValue(dv); \
+			else if(isshown ? m_columns[i].shown : 1) \
 			{ \
-				ini.SetValue(m_columns[i]->v); \
+				ini.SetValue(m_columns[i].v); \
 				ini.Save(); \
 			} \
 		}
 
 		for(u32 i=0; i<m_columns.size(); ++i)
 		{
-			ADD_COLUMN(pos, m_columns[i]->def_pos, int, "position", 1);
-			ADD_COLUMN(width, m_columns[i]->def_width, int, "width", 1);
+			ADD_COLUMN(pos, m_columns[i].def_pos, int, "position", 1);
+			ADD_COLUMN(width, m_columns[i].def_width, int, "width", 1);
 			ADD_COLUMN(shown, true, bool, "shown", 0);
 		}
 
@@ -181,7 +184,7 @@ public:
 			{
 				for(u32 c2=c1+1; c2<m_columns.size(); ++c2)
 				{
-					if(m_columns[c1]->pos == m_columns[c2]->pos)
+					if(m_columns[c1].pos == m_columns[c2].pos)
 					{
 						ConLog.Error("Columns loaded with error!");
 						Init();
@@ -195,7 +198,7 @@ public:
 				bool ishas = false;
 				for(u32 c=0; c<m_columns.size(); ++c)
 				{
-					if(m_columns[c]->pos != p) continue;
+					if(m_columns[c].pos != p) continue;
 					ishas = true;
 					break;
 				}