Restore function in yosemite for cloning?

i just ran across the restore function in disk utility and it seems like this could be used for CLONING my 1 TB boot OS to a 4 TB boot OS is that right?
if so it seems like i boot into the recovery volume and then select the DESTINATION which would be the 4 TB drive is that right? and then the source would be the 1 TB boot OS?
then i would just shutdown, pull the 1 TB boot OS and replace it with the new 4 TB boot OS is that right?
or is this a bad idea and i will get better results with CCC?
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THANKS

OK. THANKS.
so i am printing these out to try and review them.
how's this look? i guess i am seeing the designation "minotaur_CLONE" that i am hoping to get rid of.
diskutil cs list
CoreStorage logical volume groups (3 found)
|
+-- Logical Volume Group 75466D9B-CAFD-4357-95C6-EB567415938B
|   =========================================================
|   Name:         minotaur
|   Status:       Online
|   Size:         4000443056128 B (4.0 TB)
|   Free Space:   16560128 B (16.6 MB)
|   |
|   +-< Physical Volume 5F3674F0-1472-4EA6-AAF8-B9CAADF63246
|   |   ----------------------------------------------------
|   |   Index:    0
|   |   Disk:     disk1s2
|   |   Status:   Online
|   |   Size:     4000443056128 B (4.0 TB)
|   |
|   +-> Logical Volume Family 158142A1-733A-4A41-B145-160C8BDD8155
|       ----------------------------------------------------------
|       Encryption Status:       Unlocked
|       Encryption Type:         None
|       Conversion Status:       NoConversion
|       Conversion Direction:    -none-
|       Has Encrypted Extents:   No
|       Fully Secure:            No
|       Passphrase Required:     No
|       |
|       +-> Logical Volume FFE7AAD4-FCCB-44E1-A793-4E9989042979
|           ---------------------------------------------------
|           Disk:                  disk3
|           Status:                Online
|           Size (Total):          4000074170368 B (4.0 TB)
|           Conversion Progress:   -none-
|           Revertible:            No
|           LV Name:               minotaur
|           Volume Name:           minotaur
|           Content Hint:          Apple_HFS
|
+-- Logical Volume Group 6E13BDEB-CF4F-4FFB-BF1D-8A505153F6C7
|   =========================================================
|   Name:         minotaur_CLONE
|   Status:       Online
|   Size:         4000443056128 B (4.0 TB)
|   Free Space:   16560128 B (16.6 MB)
|   |
|   +-< Physical Volume 8D0B0B49-4BB4-402F-8915-3B7C56E534D8
|   |   ----------------------------------------------------
|   |   Index:    0
|   |   Disk:     disk0s2
|   |   Status:   Online
|   |   Size:     4000443056128 B (4.0 TB)
|   |
|   +-> Logical Volume Family 605AA16B-B8D6-439E-A667-3B3EE042A29F
|       ----------------------------------------------------------
|       Encryption Status:       Unlocked
|       Encryption Type:         AES-XTS
|       Conversion Status:       Complete
|       Conversion Direction:    -none-
|       Has Encrypted Extents:   Yes
|       Fully Secure:            Yes
|       Passphrase Required:     Yes
|       |
|       +-> Logical Volume 9D33B988-95F6-43BB-9020-73DBC7591529
|           ---------------------------------------------------
|           Disk:                  disk4
|           Status:                Online
|           Size (Total):          4000074170368 B (4.0 TB)
|           Conversion Progress:   -none-
|           Revertible:            No
|           LV Name:               dobhar chu
|           Volume Name:           dobhar chu
|           Content Hint:          Apple_HFS
|
+-- Logical Volume Group 1DB9001B-5A6A-49FC-B68C-C33D2F58AD28
    =========================================================
    Name:         TM dobhar chu
    Status:       Online
    Size:         6000831152128 B (6.0 TB)
    Free Space:   6860800 B (6.9 MB)
    |
    +-< Physical Volume A178B549-1B8C-4BE8-B589-6ECDCF6DFE97
    |   ----------------------------------------------------
    |   Index:    0
    |   Disk:     disk5s2
    |   Status:   Online
    |   Size:     6000831152128 B (6.0 TB)
    |
    +-> Logical Volume Family 4760C038-0AA1-4271-B400-3AD051C3CCB5
        Encryption Status:       Unlocked
        Encryption Type:         None
        Conversion Status:       NoConversion
        Conversion Direction:    -none-
        Has Encrypted Extents:   No
        Fully Secure:            No
        Passphrase Required:     No
        |
        +-> Logical Volume F604AEAD-5782-4D81-B4B3-BB7AA7C66967
            Disk:                  disk6
            Status:                Online
            Size (Total):          6000471965696 B (6.0 TB)
            Conversion Progress:   -none-
            Revertible:            No
            LV Name:               TM dobhar chu
            Volume Name:           TM dobhar chu
            Content Hint:          Apple_HFS

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