Don't force it... get a bigger hammer.
The Ninety-Ninety Rule of Project Schedules - the first ninety percent of the task takes ninety percent of the time, and the last ten percent takes the other ninety percent.
Any given program will expand to fill all available memory.
Enough research will tend to support your conclusions.
If you improve or tinker with something long enough, eventually it will break or malfunction.
When working on a project, if you put away a tool that you're certain you're finished with, you will need it instantly.