1. A method of reading a data object from a dispersed data storage network that includes a plurality of networked computers and a plurality of slice servers, each of said plurality of slice servers storing at least one of a plurality of data slices, whereby n of said plurality of data slices are associated with said data object, and whereby m of said associated data slices are required to reconstruct said data object, and further whereby m is less than n, said method comprising the steps of: receiving data indicative of the data object to read; based on the data indicative of the data object to read: accessing a root directory associated with a vault in which the data object is stored; retrieving one or more directories listed in the root directory from the data storage network; accessing a home directory of the one or more directories; accessing file object metadata from the home directory, wherein the file object metadata identifies slice servers storing data slices associated with said data object; reading m data slices from m of said slice servers; and assembling said data object from said read data slices.