1. A method of flattening an object hierarchy in an object browser, the method comprising: displaying an object system browser in memory of a computer; providing a singular option configured for toggling between (1) a display of files and containers of files of all nodes below a selected node and (2) a display of only files and containers in a selected node; selecting a node in an object hierarchy displayed in the-object system browser; and, responsive to selecting the node, displaying files and containers of files for the selected node and also all files and containers for all nodes below the selected node in the object system browser if the singular option is toggled to display files and containers of files of all nodes below a selected node, but otherwise displaying files and containers of files for only the selected node if the singular option is toggled to display only files and containers in a selected node.