Startup Disk?

hey guys!

first-time poster here..

current hd (startup disk) failing in mac pro - 500 gb, hitachi (7200 rpm).

have duplicate hitachi 500 gb hd replace it, , purchased 2 tb seagate hd (7200.12 sata 6gb/s 64mb cache).

current startup disk has programs, plugins, etc. installed on (duh.) - question:

should clone current (failing) 500gb replacement 500gb hd use startup disk, , use 2 tb data/storage?

or, should (can i?) clone/partition failing 500gb hd 2 tb drive, , use larger - , potentially faster - drive startup disk?

inherent advantages/disadvantages, either way?

thanks!

 

i'd clone second 500 on , use that. i'm not fan of partitions because end reading & writing both partitions @ same time, hurts performance.

 

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