System and method for filesystem data compression using codebooks

A system for file system data compaction using codebooks, comprising:

• a computing device comprising a processor, a memory, and a persistent file system;
• a codebook library manager comprising a plurality of programming instructions that, when operating on the processor, cause the processor to:
• receive a digital file to compact;
• analyze the digital file to dynamically determine its statistical properties;
• generate a file-specific codebook for compacting the digital file based on the statistical properties, wherein the file-specific codebook is generated from statistical analysis of the content within the individual digital file being compacted, and is specific to that individual file;
• compact the digital file using the generated file-specific codebook;
• save both the generated file-specific codebook and the compacted digital file on the computing device to the persistent file system;
• wherein the compacted digital file includes a persistent reference or link to the generated file-specific codebook in the persistent file system of the computing device;
• and
• wherein an inability to perfectly decode the compacted digital file using the linked codebook when access is requested from the persistent file system indicates tampering with the digital file.