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On MS platforms, the system partition is used to hold the boot files. The boot partition holds all the windows operating system files. Leave it to Microsuck to mis-lable the partition hiearchy.

The system partition holds what is loaded and executed first after the computer runs through its preliminary BIOS boot sequence. It tells the computer where to start loading the operating system from; the boot partition.

The boot partition is where all the program files (thousands of them) needed by the operating system are stored.

If the system partition is deleted; the computer will not find the operating system.

If the boot partition is deleted, again; the computer will not find the operating system.

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