diff --git a/src/common/rclinit.cpp b/src/common/rclinit.cpp
index 7512836f..e2d7395e 100644
--- a/src/common/rclinit.cpp
+++ b/src/common/rclinit.cpp
@@ -290,8 +290,12 @@ RclConfig *recollinit(int flags,
     PATH = string("/usr/local/bin/") + ":" + PATH;
 #else
     // Native qt build. Add our own directory to the path so that
-    // recoll finds recollindex
-    // pkgdatadir: /Applications/recoll.app/Contents/Resources
+    // recoll finds recollindex pkgdatadir:
+    // /Applications/recoll.app/Contents/Resources
+    //
+    // NOTE: This does not work when running from a mounted dmg
+    // because the location contains colons:/Volumes/:Users:dockes:Recoll:...
+    // which messes with the PATH colon separators of course.
     std::string exedir = path_cat(path_getfather(path_pkgdatadir()), "MacOS");
     PATH = exedir + ":" + PATH;
 #endif
diff --git a/src/qtgui/recoll-win.pro b/src/qtgui/recoll-win.pro
index f38391e0..3e8e8d90 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/recoll-win.pro
+++ b/src/qtgui/recoll-win.pro
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ mac {
   -lxslt -lxml2 -liconv -lz
 
   ICON = images/recoll.icns
+
+  system(cp ../sampleconf/mimeview.mac ../mimeview)
   
   APP_EXAMPLES.files = \
   ../sampleconf/fragbuts.xml \
@@ -177,7 +179,7 @@ mac {
   ../sampleconf/recoll-dark.qss \
   ../sampleconf/recoll-dark.css \
   ../sampleconf/mimemap \
-  ../sampleconf/mimeview 
+  ../mimeview 
   APP_EXAMPLES.path = Contents/Resources/examples
 
   APP_FILTERS.files = \
diff --git a/src/utils/rclutil.cpp b/src/utils/rclutil.cpp
index 5d0b18cc..83962e56 100644
--- a/src/utils/rclutil.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/rclutil.cpp
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ const string& path_pkgdatadir()
     char *path= (char*)malloc(size+1);
     _NSGetExecutablePath(path, &size);
     datadir = path_cat(path_getfather(path_getfather(path)), "Resources");
+    free(path);
 #else
     // If not in environment, use the compiled-in constant.
     datadir = RECOLL_DATADIR;