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The simple process of storing the safety backup external to your home would improve the data security.
Storing the drive concerned at a family Member's home, or that of a friend, or neighbour's would be Ideal - you could also make this a reciprocal arrangement where you store their data backup.
There is also of course the option of online storage, the cost of this would obviously depend on your data size and Internet access speeds but is a possibility.
Coming from a business/industrial background means that I do try to safeguard data more than most but even for a home user, things like family photos that cannot be replaced are worth a little time & effort (and money ), to protect