How to copy "c" for the largest hard disk drive?

My 'c' drive is full, and I need to move to a bigger drive. They do a free program like superduper for mac? I don't want to go through the hassle of reinstalling xp and everything.  My xp disk is one of the originals and it takes forever to do all updates.  I was amazed when I found a FREE Mac program that copied the disc to start on another drive, nothing for mac is free.  Now, to find the same thing for windows.
Kurt

my suggestion is probably the easiest method without hassle by simply installing this new HDD as slave disk because all motherboards can handle at least two hard drives.

(Incidentally, hard drives have few riders can designate the device as a master or slave).

the main drive with the operating system is the master, and you can leave it as what.  No software purchase, no worries with imaging or backup and no formatting.

the second hard drive, IE. your new hard drive will be the slave drive.  then, you can move all your personal files from the master to the slave.

by moving and separating your personal data system data, you relieve your master drive with as the abundance of data and establish a methodology that will preserve your personal files where system drive is damaged.

If you do not use the method described above, I can share the steps to moving your personal files on the hot spare.

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