1. A method for use in a dispersed storage system, the method comprising: receiving a data slice of a data object to be stored in a dispersed storage unit of the dispersed storage system, the data slice having an associated revision number; generating a plurality of data blocks from the data slice and metadata associated with each of the plurality of data blocks, wherein the metadata includes revision data indicating the revision number associated with the data slice; 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.