Will data overflow into attached block storage if instance storage is reached?

I have a Linode instance with a shared CPU, 8 GB of RAM, and storage that comes with it. I have attached a block storage instance of 120 GB with it.

I wanted to know how the storage works if the in-built storage of an instance reaches its limit. Will the remaining data directly go into attached block storage, or do I have to configure it?

When I see details with df -h it shows the following data:

root@localhost:~# df -h
Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
udev            3.9G     0  3.9G   0% /dev
tmpfs           796M  964K  795M   1% /run
/dev/sda        157G   11G  139G   8% /
tmpfs           3.9G     0  3.9G   0% /dev/shm
tmpfs           5.0M     0  5.0M   0% /run/lock
tmpfs           3.9G     0  3.9G   0% /sys/fs/cgroup
tmpfs           796M     0  796M   0% /run/user/0

And the fdisk -l command shows the following:

root@localhost:~# fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 159.51 GiB, 171261820928 bytes, 334495744 sectors
Disk model: QEMU HARDDISK   
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/sdb: 512 MiB, 536870912 bytes, 1048576 sectors
Disk model: QEMU HARDDISK   
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/sdc: 120 GiB, 128849018880 bytes, 251658240 sectors
Disk model: Volume          
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Thanks for the help

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If the built-in storage of your Linode instance reaches its limit, any attempt to write more data to the disk will fail. By default, the remaining data will not be automatically directed to the attached Block Storage volume.

I typically recommend directing any sources of data that accumulate over time, such as log files and user-upload directories, to the Block Storage volume. This is because Block Storage volumes can be easily scaled up in size at any time, providing the flexibility needed to handle growing amounts of data.

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