Clone a hard drive

I am wanting to upgrade the hard drive in my mid 2009 13" Mac book pro. I was wondering how I can clone what's already on my hard drive to a new one with out having to send it away?

I too followed the instructions on https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4122 and had the same issue with the flashing ? folder.
Those instructions are missing a step - how to format your drive. I followed these instructions before doing the carbon copy and now my new drive is working:
Step 1: Format the Target Drive
Open Disk Utility. Select the backup drive and click the “Partition” tab. Set the “Volume Scheme” to “1 Partition.” Click “Options” and select “GUID Partition Table” (for Intel-based Macs) or “Apple Partition Map” (for PowerPCs). Give the drive a name (such as “SuperDuper! Backup”) and set the format to “Mac OS Extended (Journaled).” Apply the changes and confirm the actions.
from http://mac.appstorm.net/how-to/hardware-how-to/how-to-make-a-bootable-hard-drive -clone-with-superduper/

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  • Clone Your Hard Drive before major upgrades!!!!!!

    http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=1517158#1517158
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