diff --git a/docker/main/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/nginx/run b/docker/main/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/nginx/run
index a3c7b3248..a92ac0d73 100755
--- a/docker/main/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/nginx/run
+++ b/docker/main/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/nginx/run
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ python3 /usr/local/nginx/get_nginx_settings.py | \
     tempio -template /usr/local/nginx/templates/listen.gotmpl \
            -out /usr/local/nginx/conf/listen.conf
 
+# build location blocks for recording roots outside /media/frigate
+python3 /usr/local/nginx/get_nginx_settings.py | \
+    tempio -template /usr/local/nginx/templates/extra_recordings.gotmpl \
+           -out /usr/local/nginx/conf/extra_recordings.conf
+
 # Replace the bash process with the NGINX process, redirecting stderr to stdout
 exec 2>&1
 exec \
diff --git a/docker/main/rootfs/usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf b/docker/main/rootfs/usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf
index 46241c5ab..e96f0e26e 100644
--- a/docker/main/rootfs/usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf
+++ b/docker/main/rootfs/usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ http {
 
         include auth_location.conf;
         include base_path.conf;
+        include extra_recordings.conf;
 
         location /vod/ {
             include auth_request.conf;
diff --git a/docker/main/rootfs/usr/local/nginx/get_nginx_settings.py b/docker/main/rootfs/usr/local/nginx/get_nginx_settings.py
index 79cda3686..e2e0e4746 100644
--- a/docker/main/rootfs/usr/local/nginx/get_nginx_settings.py
+++ b/docker/main/rootfs/usr/local/nginx/get_nginx_settings.py
@@ -52,11 +52,22 @@ listen_config["external_port"] = external_port
 
 base_path = os.environ.get("FRIGATE_BASE_PATH", "")
 
+# Collect recording roots that are outside the default /media/frigate tree.
+# Nginx needs an explicit location block for each such root to serve preview files.
+_default_recordings = "/media/frigate"
+_extra_roots: set[str] = set()
+for _cam_cfg in config.get("cameras", {}).values():
+    if isinstance(_cam_cfg, dict):
+        _path = _cam_cfg.get("path", "")
+        if _path and not _path.startswith(_default_recordings):
+            _extra_roots.add(_path.rstrip("/"))
+
 result: dict[str, Any] = {
     "tls": tls_config,
     "ipv6": ipv6_config,
     "listen": listen_config,
     "base_path": base_path,
+    "extra_recording_roots": sorted(_extra_roots),
 }
 
 print(json.dumps(result))
diff --git a/docker/main/rootfs/usr/local/nginx/templates/extra_recordings.gotmpl b/docker/main/rootfs/usr/local/nginx/templates/extra_recordings.gotmpl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7abe93126
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/main/rootfs/usr/local/nginx/templates/extra_recordings.gotmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{{ range .extra_recording_roots }}
+location {{ . }}/preview/ {
+    include auth_request.conf;
+    types {
+        video/mp4 mp4;
+    }
+
+    expires 7d;
+    add_header Cache-Control "public";
+    alias {{ . }}/preview/;
+}
+{{ end }}
diff --git a/frigate/output/preview.py b/frigate/output/preview.py
index f49fc61c9..e2f2aa03a 100644
--- a/frigate/output/preview.py
+++ b/frigate/output/preview.py
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ class FFMpegConverter(threading.Thread):
             )
         else:
             logger.error(f"Error saving preview for {self.config.name} :: {p.stderr}")
+            Path(self.path).unlink(missing_ok=True)
 
         # unlink files from cache
         # don't delete last frame as it will be used as first frame in next segment
@@ -345,7 +346,7 @@ class PreviewRecorder:
 
         return False
 
-    def write_frame_to_cache(self, frame_time: float, frame: np.ndarray) -> None:
+    def write_frame_to_cache(self, frame_time: float, frame: np.ndarray) -> bool:
         # resize yuv frame
         small_frame = np.zeros((self.out_height * 3 // 2, self.out_width), np.uint8)
         copy_yuv_to_position(
@@ -360,7 +361,7 @@ class PreviewRecorder:
             small_frame,
             cv2.COLOR_YUV2BGR_I420,
         )
-        cv2.imwrite(
+        result = cv2.imwrite(
             get_cache_image_name(self.config.name, frame_time),
             small_frame,
             [
@@ -368,6 +369,11 @@ class PreviewRecorder:
                 PREVIEW_QUALITY_WEBP[self.config.record.preview.quality],
             ],
         )
+        if not result:
+            logger.warning(
+                f"Failed to write preview frame for {self.config.name} at {frame_time}, likely no space in cache"
+            )
+        return result
 
     def write_data(
         self,
@@ -381,8 +387,8 @@ class PreviewRecorder:
         # always write the first frame
         if self.start_time == 0:
             self.start_time = frame_time
-            self.output_frames.append(frame_time)
-            self.write_frame_to_cache(frame_time, frame)
+            if self.write_frame_to_cache(frame_time, frame):
+                self.output_frames.append(frame_time)
             return
 
         # check if PREVIEW clip should be generated and cached frames reset
@@ -390,8 +396,8 @@ class PreviewRecorder:
             if len(self.output_frames) > 0:
                 # save last frame to ensure consistent duration
                 if self.config.record:
-                    self.output_frames.append(frame_time)
-                    self.write_frame_to_cache(frame_time, frame)
+                    if self.write_frame_to_cache(frame_time, frame):
+                        self.output_frames.append(frame_time)
 
                 # write the preview if any frames exist for this hour
                 FFMpegConverter(
@@ -409,13 +415,13 @@ class PreviewRecorder:
 
             # include first frame to ensure consistent duration
             if self.config.record.enabled:
-                self.output_frames.append(frame_time)
-                self.write_frame_to_cache(frame_time, frame)
+                if self.write_frame_to_cache(frame_time, frame):
+                    self.output_frames.append(frame_time)
 
             return
         elif self.should_write_frame(current_tracked_objects, motion_boxes, frame_time):
-            self.output_frames.append(frame_time)
-            self.write_frame_to_cache(frame_time, frame)
+            if self.write_frame_to_cache(frame_time, frame):
+                self.output_frames.append(frame_time)
             return
 
     def flag_offline(self, frame_time: float) -> None:
diff --git a/frigate/storage.py b/frigate/storage.py
index 9f92ceb7b..9bcec9c4c 100644
--- a/frigate/storage.py
+++ b/frigate/storage.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from peewee import SQL, fn
 
 from frigate.config import FrigateConfig
 from frigate.const import RECORD_DIR, REPLAY_CAMERA_PREFIX
-from frigate.models import Event, Recordings
+from frigate.models import Event, Previews, Recordings
 from frigate.util.builtin import clear_and_unlink
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -390,6 +390,32 @@ class StorageMaintainer(threading.Thread):
                     f"Updated has_clip to False for {len(events_to_update)} events"
                 )
 
+        # Also delete preview files that overlap with deleted recordings so they
+        # don't continue to consume space on the same disk after the recordings
+        # are gone (especially important for multi-path setups where preview and
+        # recordings share the same disk).
+        if deleted_recordings:
+            deleted_previews = []
+            for camera, time_range in camera_recordings.items():
+                overlapping_previews = (
+                    Previews.select(Previews.id, Previews.path)
+                    .where(
+                        Previews.camera == camera,
+                        Previews.start_time < time_range["max_end"],
+                        Previews.end_time > time_range["min_start"],
+                    )
+                    .namedtuples()
+                )
+                for preview in overlapping_previews:
+                    clear_and_unlink(Path(preview.path), missing_ok=True)
+                    deleted_previews.append(preview.id)
+
+            logger.debug(f"Expiring {len(deleted_previews)} previews")
+            for i in range(0, len(deleted_previews), max_deletes):
+                Previews.delete().where(
+                    Previews.id << deleted_previews[i : i + max_deletes]
+                ).execute()
+
         deleted_recordings_list = [r.id for r in deleted_recordings]
         for i in range(0, len(deleted_recordings_list), max_deletes):
             Recordings.delete().where(