Start up disc question

Hi
Tonight I've installed a new hard drive into my 2007 Mac Pro
Using Carbon Copy Cloner the files have been copied from the original 250GB to the new 2TB. Everything appears to be working correctly (and faster!), the computer is booting correctly from the new drive but comparing the file structure from the original drive to the new drive I notice that the "home' folder and "net" folder are missing
Both appear to be empty. I wanted to format the original drive in a few days once I make sure that there are no problems but wondered about the two missed folders - has something been missed in the cloning, should I be concerned?
Any advice would be appreciated
Many Thanks
Steve

The 'home' and 'net' folders are invisible on a startup volume, but not so on another drive.
BTW, for cloning purposes I suggest using the Restore option in Disk Utility rather than a third-party utility. And, be sure to use the option to erase the destination drive first.

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