Abstract: An example method is provided and includes receiving a request for a selected digital file and mapping the request for the selected digital file to a replacement digital file. The mapping includes a virtual association between the selected digital file and the replacement digital file that is stored at a destination accessed over a network. The method also includes communicating bytes corresponding to the replacement digital file to a digital device to satisfy the request. In more particular embodiments, the digital device includes a cached table of files, where each of the files includes a respective file size, a respective file name, and a respective memory address. The replacement digital file can be ultimately presented on a display of the digital device.