Storing data in a directory-less dispersed storage network

A dispersed storage (DS) module of a dispersed storage network (DSN), the DS module comprises:

• a first module, when operable within a computing device, causes the computing device to:
• send a plurality of sets of encoded data slices to DSN memory for storage therein in accordance with a plurality of sets of DSN data addresses, wherein data was dispersed storage error encoded to produce the plurality of sets of encoded data slices, wherein the data has a data name, wherein the plurality of sets of DSN data addresses is generated based on a data object number associated with the data and data storage information, and wherein the data name includes file system information;
• a second module, when operable within the computing device, causes the computing device to:
• generate retrieval data that is based on the data object number and the data storage information;
• a third module, when operable within the computing device, causes the computing device to:
• dispersed storage error encode the retrieval data to produce a set of encoded retrieval data slices;
• a fourth module, when operable within the computing device, causes the computing device to:
• generate a set of DSN retrieval data addresses based on the data name and on retrieval data storage information;
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• a fifth module, when operable within the computing device, causes the computing device to:
• send the set of encoded retrieval data slices to the DSN memory for storage therein in accordance with the set of DSN retrieval data addresses.