Expanding slice count in response to low-level failures

A computing device comprises:

• an interface;
• a memory;
• and
• a processing module, wherein the processing module is operably coupled the memory and the interface, wherein the processing module is operable to:
• determine a memory device of a dispersed storage network (DSN) has an issue, wherein a data segment of a data object is dispersed storage error encoded to produce a set of encoded data slices that is stored in a set of storage units of the DSN, wherein a storage unit of the set of storage units includes a plurality of memory devices, wherein the plurality of memory devices includes the memory device, and wherein the memory device stores an encoded data slice of the set of encoded data slices;
• identify sets of encoded data slices, wherein a first encoded data slice of each of the sets of encoded data slices is stored in the memory device;
• generate at least one additional encoded data slice for each of the sets of encoded data slices to produce at least one group of encoded data slices;
• and
• store the at least one group of encoded data slices in at least one other memory device of the DSN.