I cloned the ReFramework and neither the recorder nor the activities of it is working.
in this post UiPath.UiFactory method not found error message the solution is to find the UIPATH package but it’s not installed in my studio. These are the installed paclages. 
The error is telling you there is no getInstance() method of uifound. Your syntax is probably wrong.
the error pops up when I try to use the recorder. Which syntax do you mean?
The cloned and the original should have the same version of activities used. If you can, share the project file as that would be the ideal way to troubleshoot and suggest something.
What do you mean when you say cloned? Do you mean you started a new project and selected the REFramework template?
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