How to copy hard drive?

[SebZen]

I'm about to go buy a MBP from a local store. The thing is, today I placed an order for 4GB RAM and a 7200RPM drive, which will get here in 2-3 days time.

I really don't want to open the box tonight and start messing around with it if it won't even save because once I install the new HDD a few days later it will install over. But at the same time I know I won't be able to not!

I don't know what I can really do about it. Please tell me Macs have some cool utility to clone a drive, shutdown, unlplug drive, plug new drive in, during boot it will apply clone?

 

[BlueRevolution]

What would it clone the drive to? That's not possible. You can, however, put the old drive into an external enclosure and clone it to the other using Carbon Copy Cloner.

 

[Sky Blue]

Carbon Copy Cloner

 

[dukebound85]

get an external enclosure and use carbon copy cloner

 

[r.j.s]

SuperDuper works too. But you'll still need an enclosure. It's a computer, not magic.

 

[firstapple]

get an external enclosure and use carbon copy cloner

Do exactly this... I am in the same boat. I am about to order my drive soon. There are two apps out there, carbon copy cloner & super duper.