diff --git a/taglib/ape/apefile.cpp b/taglib/ape/apefile.cpp
index 8fd8a50a..e0819715 100644
--- a/taglib/ape/apefile.cpp
+++ b/taglib/ape/apefile.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <id3v2header.h>
 #include <tpropertymap.h>
 #include <tagutils.h>
+#include <tsmartptr.h>
 
 #include "apefile.h"
 #include "apetag.h"
@@ -58,29 +59,21 @@ public:
     APELocation(-1),
     APESize(0),
     ID3v1Location(-1),
-    ID3v2Header(0),
     ID3v2Location(-1),
-    ID3v2Size(0),
-    properties(0) {}
-
-  ~FilePrivate()
-  {
-    delete ID3v2Header;
-    delete properties;
-  }
+    ID3v2Size(0) {}
 
   long long APELocation;
   long long APESize;
 
   long long ID3v1Location;
 
-  ID3v2::Header *ID3v2Header;
+  SCOPED_PTR<ID3v2::Header> ID3v2Header;
   long long ID3v2Location;
   long long ID3v2Size;
 
   DoubleTagUnion tag;
 
-  AudioProperties *properties;
+  SCOPED_PTR<AudioProperties> properties;
 };
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -123,7 +116,7 @@ PropertyMap APE::File::setProperties(const PropertyMap &properties)
 
 APE::AudioProperties *APE::File::audioProperties() const
 {
-  return d->properties;
+  return d->properties.get();
 }
 
 bool APE::File::save()
@@ -242,7 +235,7 @@ void APE::File::read(bool readProperties)
 
   if(d->ID3v2Location >= 0) {
     seek(d->ID3v2Location);
-    d->ID3v2Header = new ID3v2::Header(readBlock(ID3v2::Header::size()));
+    d->ID3v2Header.reset(new ID3v2::Header(readBlock(ID3v2::Header::size())));
     d->ID3v2Size = d->ID3v2Header->completeTagSize();
   }
 
@@ -287,6 +280,6 @@ void APE::File::read(bool readProperties)
       seek(0);
     }
 
-    d->properties = new AudioProperties(this, streamLength);
+    d->properties.reset(new AudioProperties(this, streamLength));
   }
 }
diff --git a/taglib/ape/apeitem.cpp b/taglib/ape/apeitem.cpp
index 661d2412..b0d46688 100644
--- a/taglib/ape/apeitem.cpp
+++ b/taglib/ape/apeitem.cpp
@@ -25,17 +25,17 @@
 
 #include <tbytevectorlist.h>
 #include <tdebug.h>
+#include <tsmartptr.h>
 
 #include "apeitem.h"
 
 using namespace TagLib;
 using namespace APE;
 
-class APE::Item::ItemPrivate
+struct ItemData
 {
-public:
-  ItemPrivate() :
-    type(Text),
+  ItemData() :
+    type(Item::Text),
     readOnly(false) {}
 
   Item::ItemTypes type;
@@ -45,6 +45,15 @@ public:
   bool readOnly;
 };
 
+class APE::Item::ItemPrivate
+{
+public:
+  ItemPrivate() :
+    data(new ItemData()) {}
+
+  SHARED_PTR<ItemData> data;
+};
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // public members
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -57,27 +66,27 @@ APE::Item::Item() :
 APE::Item::Item(const String &key, const String &value) :
   d(new ItemPrivate())
 {
-  d->key = key;
-  d->text.append(value);
+  d->data->key = key;
+  d->data->text.append(value);
 }
 
 APE::Item::Item(const String &key, const StringList &values) :
   d(new ItemPrivate())
 {
-  d->key = key;
-  d->text = values;
+  d->data->key = key;
+  d->data->text = values;
 }
 
 APE::Item::Item(const String &key, const ByteVector &value, bool binary) :
   d(new ItemPrivate())
 {
-  d->key = key;
+  d->data->key = key;
   if(binary) {
-    d->type = Binary;
-    d->value = value;
+    d->data->type = Binary;
+    d->data->value = value;
   }
   else {
-    d->text.append(value);
+    d->data->text.append(value);
   }
 }
 
@@ -106,92 +115,92 @@ void APE::Item::swap(Item &item)
 
 void APE::Item::setReadOnly(bool readOnly)
 {
-  d->readOnly = readOnly;
+  d->data->readOnly = readOnly;
 }
 
 bool APE::Item::isReadOnly() const
 {
-  return d->readOnly;
+  return d->data->readOnly;
 }
 
 void APE::Item::setType(APE::Item::ItemTypes val)
 {
-  d->type = val;
+  d->data->type = val;
 }
 
 APE::Item::ItemTypes APE::Item::type() const
 {
-  return d->type;
+  return d->data->type;
 }
 
 String APE::Item::key() const
 {
-  return d->key;
+  return d->data->key;
 }
 
 ByteVector APE::Item::binaryData() const
 {
-  return d->value;
+  return d->data->value;
 }
 
 void APE::Item::setBinaryData(const ByteVector &value)
 {
-  d->type = Binary;
-  d->value = value;
-  d->text.clear();
+  d->data->type = Binary;
+  d->data->value = value;
+  d->data->text.clear();
 }
 
 void APE::Item::setKey(const String &key)
 {
-  d->key = key;
+  d->data->key = key;
 }
 
 void APE::Item::setValue(const String &value)
 {
-  d->type = Text;
-  d->text = value;
-  d->value.clear();
+  d->data->type = Text;
+  d->data->text = value;
+  d->data->value.clear();
 }
 
 void APE::Item::setValues(const StringList &value)
 {
-  d->type = Text;
-  d->text = value;
-  d->value.clear();
+  d->data->type = Text;
+  d->data->text = value;
+  d->data->value.clear();
 }
 
 void APE::Item::appendValue(const String &value)
 {
-  d->type = Text;
-  d->text.append(value);
-  d->value.clear();
+  d->data->type = Text;
+  d->data->text.append(value);
+  d->data->value.clear();
 }
 
 void APE::Item::appendValues(const StringList &values)
 {
-  d->type = Text;
-  d->text.append(values);
-  d->value.clear();
+  d->data->type = Text;
+  d->data->text.append(values);
+  d->data->value.clear();
 }
 
 int APE::Item::size() const
 {
-  size_t result = 8 + d->key.size() + 1;
-  switch(d->type) {
+  size_t result = 8 + d->data->key.size() + 1;
+  switch(d->data->type) {
     case Text:
-      if(!d->text.isEmpty()) {
-        StringList::ConstIterator it = d->text.begin();
+      if(!d->data->text.isEmpty()) {
+        StringList::ConstIterator it = d->data->text.begin();
 
         result += it->data(String::UTF8).size();
         it++;
-        for(; it != d->text.end(); ++it)
+        for(; it != d->data->text.end(); ++it)
           result += 1 + it->data(String::UTF8).size();
       }
       break;
 
     case Binary:
     case Locator:
-      result += d->value.size();
+      result += d->data->value.size();
       break;
   }
   return static_cast<int>(result);
@@ -199,29 +208,29 @@ int APE::Item::size() const
 
 StringList APE::Item::values() const
 {
-  return d->text;
+  return d->data->text;
 }
 
 String APE::Item::toString() const
 {
-  if(d->type == Text && !isEmpty())
-    return d->text.front();
+  if(d->data->type == Text && !isEmpty())
+    return d->data->text.front();
   else
     return String();
 }
 
 bool APE::Item::isEmpty() const
 {
-  switch(d->type) {
+  switch(d->data->type) {
     case Text:
-      if(d->text.isEmpty())
+      if(d->data->text.isEmpty())
         return true;
-      if(d->text.size() == 1 && d->text.front().isEmpty())
+      if(d->data->text.size() == 1 && d->data->text.front().isEmpty())
         return true;
       return false;
     case Binary:
     case Locator:
-      return d->value.isEmpty();
+      return d->data->value.isEmpty();
     default:
       return false;
   }
@@ -242,45 +251,45 @@ void APE::Item::parse(const ByteVector &data)
   // An item key can contain ASCII characters from 0x20 up to 0x7E, not UTF-8.
   // We assume that the validity of the given key has been checked.
 
-  d->key = String(&data[8], String::Latin1);
+  d->data->key = String(&data[8], String::Latin1);
 
-  const ByteVector value = data.mid(8 + d->key.size() + 1, valueLength);
+  const ByteVector value = data.mid(8 + d->data->key.size() + 1, valueLength);
 
   setReadOnly(flags & 1);
   setType(ItemTypes((flags >> 1) & 3));
 
-  if(Text == d->type)
-    d->text = StringList(ByteVectorList::split(value, '\0'), String::UTF8);
+  if(Text == d->data->type)
+    d->data->text = StringList(ByteVectorList::split(value, '\0'), String::UTF8);
   else
-    d->value = value;
+    d->data->value = value;
 }
 
 ByteVector APE::Item::render() const
 {
   ByteVector data;
-  unsigned int flags = ((d->readOnly) ? 1 : 0) | (d->type << 1);
+  unsigned int flags = ((d->data->readOnly) ? 1 : 0) | (d->data->type << 1);
   ByteVector value;
 
   if(isEmpty())
     return data;
 
-  if(d->type == Text) {
-    StringList::ConstIterator it = d->text.begin();
+  if(d->data->type == Text) {
+    StringList::ConstIterator it = d->data->text.begin();
 
     value.append(it->data(String::UTF8));
     it++;
-    for(; it != d->text.end(); ++it) {
+    for(; it != d->data->text.end(); ++it) {
       value.append('\0');
       value.append(it->data(String::UTF8));
     }
-    d->value = value;
+    d->data->value = value;
   }
   else
-    value.append(d->value);
+    value.append(d->data->value);
 
   data.append(ByteVector::fromUInt32LE(value.size()));
   data.append(ByteVector::fromUInt32LE(flags));
-  data.append(d->key.data(String::Latin1));
+  data.append(d->data->key.data(String::Latin1));
   data.append(ByteVector('\0'));
   data.append(value);