Macbook pro - Please advise HDD upgrade

Hail, my Macbook Pro brothers and sisters!
I know this question has probably been asked a gajillion times, but I'm gonna ask anyway.
I have a Macbook pro ( mid-2012 model ). I tried looking on the internet for a 2 to 4TB internal HDD for upgrading my Macbook pro. Does anyone know where I buy? All I have found in that size are external HDD But I do not want an external drive. I want an internal upgrade. Please advise. Replies are much appreciated. Thanks!

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Clone Mavericks, Lion/Mountain Lion using Restore Option of Disk Utility
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
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     4. Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag it
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     5. Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to
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Destination means the external drive. Source means the internal startup drive.

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