Systems, methods, and devices for managing storage of media objects

A method includes storing a first plurality of media objects correspondingly associated with a plurality of metadata objects, each media object including a respective plurality of sequential media segments. The method includes receiving a recording request that is associated with a first one of the first plurality of media objects, and, responsive thereto, updating a metadata object corresponding to the first one of the first plurality of media objects to indicate the recording request. The method includes identifying a portion of the first plurality of media objects, not including the first one of the plurality of metadata objects, that satisfies a deletion criterion. The method includes removing the portion of the first plurality of media objects while maintaining the first one of the first plurality of media objects. The method includes storing a second plurality of media objects and the first one of the first plurality of media objects.