> On Jun 24, 2016, at 12:30 AM, GMail Valter Psicof <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> Which software did you use for cloning?
> I seem to remember there's something that needs to be copied (or fixed) for
> a cloned OSX to be bootable; hence not all clones are born equal.
> Using Carbon Copy Cloner I always had successfully booting clones.

There’s a checkbox in CCC to make the clone bootable. It’s checked by default 
so most people never notice it.

Yes the disk also needs a boot partition. I think repartitioning the backup 
drive (which will also reformat the drive), and then redoing the clone is a 
very good idea. 

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