Flash Builder uses 7Go RAM

Hi,
I'm using Flash Builder since Flash Builder Burrito, and I have Flash builder 4.7 Premium version today (with apache Flex and the last AIR SDK).
I've modified the FlashBuilder.ini, it is like this: with XMx8192m
-nl
fr_FR
-startup
eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.2.0.v20110502.jar
--launcher.library
eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.win32.win32.x86_64_1.1.100.v20110502
--launcher.defaultAction
openFile
-vmargs
-Xms512m
-Xmx8192m
-XX:MaxPermSize=256m
-XX:PermSize=64m
-Dorg.eclipse.equinox.p2.reconciler.dropins.directory=eclipse/dropins
-Declipse.application=com.adobe.flexbuilder.standalone.FlashBuilderApplication
We started with new mobile project, and the project has grown. Today, our team has difficulties to work with Flash Builder:
- have to divide 'big' library into multiple little libraries
- open a class can makes 30 second to open
- compile the project with all libraries opened is simply impossible,
- simply use Flash builder to work get around 8Go of RAM very quickly (need to reboot Flash builder every 30 minutes)
Adobe, how my team can works with Flash Builder ?
We are very impacted with Flash builder, we can't work normally, it's a big problem fos us today, and we don't have a new version planned ?

i only have 4 small tutorial projects. the projects are small, one is simply a hello world project. the projects are based on the flash builder in a week projects. the projects are very small; only minor tutorial projects.
any thoughts on how i can tweak flashbuilder to run faster. I dont have any other programs that run this slow.

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