It's entirely possible the internal memory IS damaged, that device is 6 years old.
In all honesty - the device runs a very old version of Android that will quickly lose support for apps that you might use. I'd just replace it with any of the many inexpensive devices that are on the market right now as those are surely better than the one that has now failed.
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