1. A method for use in a dispersed storage system, the method comprising: receiving a data slice to be stored in a dispersed storage unit of the dispersed storage system; generating a plurality of data blocks from the data slice and metadata associated with each of the plurality of data blocks; generating a data file based on the plurality of data blocks; generating a metadata file based on the metadata associated with the plurality of data blocks; and storing the metadata file and the data file in at least one memory of the dispersed storage unit.