Faster than FTP, but not lightning fast. It will still take hours.

If you want to do that, there are detailed instructions in the Drive Upgrade Guide on exactly how to do it. You should follow those instructions carefully to make sure you do the steps right. Pretend that the existing empeg is the "old drive" and the new clone empeg is the "new drive", and follow the instructions to the letter.
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Tony Fabris