Processing incomplete data access transactions

A computer readable memory comprises:

• a first memory element that stores operational instructions that, when executed by a computing device, causes the computing device to:
• obtain a set of pending transaction information from a set of storage units of a dispersed storage network (DSN) regarding a plurality of pending transactions, wherein a pending transaction of the plurality of pending transactions is regarding a data access request to a set of encoded data slices and wherein the pending transaction information from a storage unit of the set of storage units is regarding one or more pending data access requests for an encoded data slice of the set of encoded data slices;
• a second memory element that stores operational instructions that, when executed by the computing device, causes the computing device to:
• identify an incomplete transaction based on the set of pending transaction information;
• and
• determine whether to complete the incomplete transaction based on information regarding a requesting computing device associated with the incomplete transaction;
• a third memory element that stores operational instructions that, when executed by the computing device, causes the computing device to:
• when the incomplete transaction is not to be completed, instruct the storage units to discard a corresponding data access request associated with the incomplete transaction;
• and
• when the incomplete transaction is to be completed:
• determine what aspects of the corresponding data access request have not been completed;
• and
• instruct at least one of the storage units to complete the aspects of the corresponding data access request.