HDD Cloning & Partitions

Hi,
I have just installed a 3rd HDD in my Mac Pro and am wondering the best way to change my current drive layout.
Current Setup
HDD ONE (160GB) - OS and applications with only 20GB empty.
HDD TWO (500GB) - mainly photos with 200GB+ empty.
HDD THREE (1TB) - empty.
I also have a 2TB Time Capsule that I'm going to use for backup once I re-organize the drives.
Future Setup
HDD ONE to be cloned onto HDD TWO and removed or used as a scratch disc.
HDD TWO to become restored boot drive with OS and applications.
HDD THREE to store files that were on HDD TWO and future audio projects.
Here's how I think this will work... although I've never used Carbon Copy or created HDD partitions before. So if you know an easier way, please let me know...
I somehow create two 500GB partitions on HDD THREE.
I then clone or create images of HDD ONE & TWO and store them on the two partitions on HDD THREE.
Format HDD TWO and then restore the clone or image of HDD ONE onto it so that HDD TWO is now the boot disc.
Format HDD ONE and remove or setup as scratch disc.
Remove partition on HDD THREE that held HDD ONE clone, leaving just the photo's etc that were originally on HDD TWO.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Invest in a new $69 WD Caviar 640GB for your system.
Keep it simple.
You can use Apple Disk Utility -> Restore as well.
Leave the small 160GB for emergency - but I'd clean it out and free up space. I'd leave your 500GB well enough alone as is, or clone that as well to a WD 640GB and keep what you have as backup as well (and put it in external case).

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Hi I'm going to assume that your recovery works like mine and that the recovery partition is still good and not corrupted.
Shut down your PC. Press F12 and select HDD recovery. Click enter. This should start the recovery from the hidden recovery partition.
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Unplug the laptop's AC power cable.
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Hold down the power button for thirty seconds.
Reattach the battery.
Connect the AC adaptor to the power socket that was confirmed to be working in the first step.
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Try starting the computer.
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I really liked the funcionality of this tool, so it'd be nice but - can this be done? And how?

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I need to restore the HDD recovery partition, I had to change the harddrive disk, cause he is dead.
Is there any link where I could download the files? ISO img or other program able to create a new recovery partition on a new disk?
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Message was edited by: Seaone

Hi and welcome in our community.
This is user-to-user forum so here you will not get answer from Toshiba technicians.
I have a bit experience with Toshiba laptops. Meanwhile I use my third Toshiba machine. ;)
I have A300 to and must say it is very good piece of hardware. So here is answer to your question:
Recovery image cannot be downloaded. You got your notebook with preinstalled Vista and preinstalled Toshiba recovery disc creator tool. With this tool you could create recovery disc. This disc can be used in situation when recovery partition is damaged or you want to use new HDD.
So I presume you dont have it. Original recovery disc can be ordered on https://backupmedia.toshiba.eu/landing.aspx
My advice: I use Win7 32bit on my A300 and it works perfectly and very stabile. Dont waste your time trying to obtain original recovery disc. Install own Win7 version. F you need some assistance I can help you with installation and configuration.

Restoring HDD Recovery Partition

OK guys, bear with me 'cause this may get a little hairy.
At the moment nothing is wrong with my laptop. What I am about to do is remove the factory HDD and replace it with a larger, faster drive. Well, naturall the new HDD will not have the HDD recovery partition. Nor am I very interested in using it. But the drive that I am going to take out will probably get reformatted and used for something else, thus I will more than likely remove the HDD recovery partition from it.
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that may be why it came with the discs. those should work and if not when you swap everything you can always order a new set here
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However, maybe this good article is interesting for you:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Recovery_Environment

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Was the original drive faulty or not (Seagate didn't tell me what was they simply replaced it)?
Did Yosemite trash the dish - I will never know?
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