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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

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.

[–] • 1 pt

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.

[–] • 1 pt

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. :(

[–] • 1 pt

Always subtract around 10 GB from the advertised internal space storage.