[14.04 64Bit] - Best Method To Clone A 1TB Hard Drive In Kubuntu?

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Thu, 2014-05-01 at 10:23 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Thu, 2014-05-01 at 04:07 -0400, Felix Miata wrote:
> > On 2014-05-01 04:00 (GMT-0400) Jesse Palser composed:
> > 
> > > Can someone recommend a program to copy HDD with a progress bar?
> > 
> > http://partedmagic.com/ (free)
> 
> Parted magic isn't a program, it's a Linux live media that provide
> common tools. The OP asked for a progress bar, when copying a HDD.
> 
> If the OP would use a file browser to copy root directories recursive,
> possible for Linux installs, when coping a Linux that doesn't run, by
> another Linux, then there likely would be a progress bar. Assumed the OP
> needs to make a Windows backup, than the OP anyway is lost, since even
> dd'ing a Windows wouldn't support to install it on another machine, only
> restoring to the same machine is possible.

PS: The file manger must run as root. However, what is the reason for
the OP to clone a HDD (perhaps even deleted files etc.), instead of
coping the directories/files?