backup and hard drive switch

[pokethesmot]

ok my 200gb hard drive is acting screwy, but hey its old who can blame it. So i wanna just say forget it and buy a 2tb drive to replace my 200gb. What would be the best way to get all my info from one drive to the other? I'm making a backup disk and i was wondering if that would do it? Could i just connect my new drive install ubuntu then run my backup disc and have all my stuff on my new drive?

 

[Cromewell]

Probably. You could also download the drive tools of the manufacturer (ie http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/downloads/discwizard/ for seagate) of the new drive and use that to copy everything. They have 'transfer wizards' that are basically Acronis True Image.