Best way to put system and apps (home directory?) on new SSD?

I just installed a new 115 GB SSD in slot 2 of my MacPro (early 2008). I have not initialized yet.  I want to make that my Boot Drive.  I have Carbon Cloner and have cloned my entire old HD onto an external so far.  What is the best way to get my system and apps onto the SSD. I'm guessing Carbon Cloner will let me clone parts of my HD and not make me clone all of it but I don't yet know how to do that.  Do I just clone my apps folder and then my system folder one at a time?   What do I do with the Library? I cannot clone my entire HD onto the SSD first because it will not fit and I do not want my data on there anyway.  I have read that I should also put my home directory on the boot but this is now confusing me.  I plan on partioning the erased HD into fast and slow, then putting my User folder from the external back on there.  I am the only one using the computer so I do not have issues with Users and all my apps are in the main hard drive app folder but I have noticed that I have things in both my Library folders (main HD and my home).  Should I put all items in one of them, main or home? before I do this?  I never understood why I have items in both folders since I am the only user and all the apps are on main. Thanks.

Misfit138 wrote:
Gen2ly wrote:
I just did this and took notes so it might be your lucky day because I created a wiki page for it:
Restore from Configurations
Terrific job.
I would suggest changing the name to "System Restore from Configuration".
Thank you.
Done.

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