Firecuda clone will not boot

Are you sure cloning does not work?

I have used CCCloner and works OK

Sadly, cloning is not reliable! We just don't use it any more with HFS+ and then APFS adds a mess as well, as there is now two different variations of it! APFS is a moving target as its still under change.

Stick with Apples own tools in this case during the OS install process at the very end you'll be given the option to migrate your old system over. If you don't, you can get to it going to the Utility folder finding Migration Assistant app there.

While Apple aims you to use it for moving your stuff from one system to another. In fact, you can use it to recover from a TimeMachine or even an external drive or a system which is put into Target Disk Mode! Unlike Cloning Migration Assistant is about to move the user accounts over as well as does a file copy of each file so you know the file is not fragmented and as its also doing a file CRC check you know if its damaged (unlike cloning apps).

I haven't used a mac cloning app in over 10 years now! I still use a windows version though when I need to.

Hi, thank you for your replies. I used a cloning software last time. So I am done with those. I will try the process you are recommending. Unfortunately, I don't know how to do any of the processes you are talking about. So how do I install a system on to the new HD? Do you mean Mojave? That is what is on my Mac now. How do I do that? is there a tutorial you can point me to? Thanks, again.

@danj Even in Windows it's iffy, especially on recovery partition systems. Sometimes you don't get it depending on how the vendor set it up.

HP does it in such a way that the files are hidden so well there's no good way to force them into being visible (that said, it does tend to expose the files in a Linux based tool, or commercial like True Image. I'd be weary of a WinPE tool, since it's likely to block them there as well), so you may not get the partition back with a clone. It's better to use the recovery media or make it if it's still available on systems like that where and migrate the files unless the media is bad. It's fine on systems that leave it all available for access unprotected, but protected partitions are a gamble... You'll only hear about it when they need it and expect you to bail them out for missing it.

I'm done with cloning in general on Windows unless the files are visible.

@albertoh4his - Since Lion we've had Migration Assistant! It's in all of the macOS since. Here's a YouTube Vid that walks you through it Apple Migration Assistant.

Here's a good write up How to transfer your old Mac's data to your new Mac And here, while a bit stale this Apple T/N is chuck full of some of the details How to move data to your new Mac using Mountain Lion and earlier