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Things that can go wrong if the operating system's space storage hits the wall (many from first-hand experience):

  • Software can start randomly misbehaving and crashing.
    • The browser might crash and lose the precious session, e.g. Samsung S Browser.
    • Firefox Mobile and Chrome Mobile tend to crash on full storage, but without session loss.
    • Brave browser: Not tested on low storage yet.
    • The virtual keyboard software might suddenly forget custom words.
  • Your browser might randomly delete browsing history (experienced with Firefox)
  • On your mobile phone, some app might reset its settings and lose some data due to writing errors.
  • A text editor that fails to save the file and uses direct clobbing for file saving might overwrite the text file with a 0 byte file.
  • Low remaining storage leads to aggressive file system fragmentation.
  • Some mobile apps might refuse to run in first place (e.g. Samsung's precluded media gallery software), despite technically possible.
  • Software slows down due to restricted ability to use spare space storage for data caching.

If I missed a point, or if you would like to share your experiences, feel free to leave a comment.

I hope I could help you.

Things that can go wrong if the operating system's space storage hits the wall (many from first-hand experience): * Software can start randomly misbehaving and crashing. * The browser might crash and lose the precious session, e.g. Samsung S Browser. * Firefox Mobile and Chrome Mobile tend to crash on full storage, but without session loss. * Brave browser: Not tested on low storage yet. * The virtual keyboard software might suddenly *forget* custom words. * Your browser might randomly delete browsing history (experienced with Firefox) * On your mobile phone, some app might reset its settings and lose some data due to writing errors. * A text editor that fails to save the file and uses direct clobbing for file saving might overwrite the text file with a 0 byte file. * Low remaining storage leads to aggressive file system fragmentation. * Some mobile apps might refuse to run in first place (e.g. Samsung's precluded media gallery software), despite technically possible. * Software slows down due to restricted ability to use spare space storage for data caching. If I missed a point, or if you would like to share your experiences, feel free to leave a comment. I hope I could help you.

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[–] • 1 pt

Just avoid hitting the space storage wall.

If your internal space storage is nearly exhausted, make room for new data by moving big files to the MicroSD card or to an external hard drive.

You can use ES File Manager's storage inspector/analyzer feature to locate large files and directories on your system.

Also, have mirror backups of external hard drives to reduce the probability of data loss.

[–] • 1 pt

Thank you. I think I understand what you are saying. I always have kept an eye on internal storage since my old tablet had half of my 8G tied up with android systems files and shit. I do try to put and keep as much on the SD card as possible. Thank you again for the advice in your post and reply.

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You're welcome.

Maybe you should consider getting a tablet with more internal storage (i.e. 64 GB or more).

8 GB doesn't sound much.

Due to technological progress, you can get a lot of performance for little money.

Also, you can still purchase flagship models from a few years ago, due to their significant price drop.

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I did that last year. Had some rewards and got a big 10" (don't step on it, hahaha) dirt cheap. Has 16G which was twice my 7". Got 7G left until I move some files and clear up another G.

My wifi sucks and I wanted to get a small laptop that I can plug in, but I want nothing to do with all that Cortana crap and the chromebooks don't plug in at all. :(