1. A method of managing duplicate segments from a segmented file storage system including: indexing each of a plurality of segments with a correspondingly associated key, the index including an identification of a first data location where a first segment is stored; identifying a duplicate segment associated with a duplicate key matching a first key associated with the first segment and stored in a second data location; determining whether the duplicate segment is an undesired duplicate segment based at least in part on an amount of time that has passed since an operation associated with the duplicate segment; eliminating the duplicate segment if the duplicate segment is determined to be an undesired duplicate segment, wherein the duplicate segment is an undesired duplicate segment in the event the amount of time has passed since the operation associated with the duplicate segment; and retaining the duplicate segment if the duplicate segment is not determined to be an undesired duplicate segment, wherein the duplicate segment is not an undesired duplicate segment in the event the amount of time has not passed since the operation associated with the duplicate segment.