Transferring Time machine files to new hard disl

Hi;
I've been doing a time machine of 2 Macbooks onto one 500gig drive which is now full for 1 of the partitions. So I wanted to copy those files to my new 1 tb drive as well as the time machine for the other computer. Would copying them be correct or should I use carbon copy cloner. Then would I just continue time machine backups with no problem should I ever have to restore?
Thank you
Ted

Theodore Leja wrote:
Hi:
I know that Disk Utility has a RESTORE as well as Superduper but the real question is whether a RESTORE is needed to keep the Time Machine data working properly on the new hard disk (like cloning an OS) or is just a straight COPY of the contents of the original drive enough. That's the $64,000 question. You see if I choose the wrong option which allows me to keep adding new Time Machine entries if in the future my internal macbook drive breaks down, would the Restore function restore what it's supposed to on a new macbook drive?
Please read #18 in the FAQ Tip carefully. Why won't you take "yes" for an answer?

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