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Faraday cage not needed. You'd be hard pressed to erase anything on your drive with any magnet in your possession because the magnetic surface has a VERY high magnetic reluctance. Erasure happens only in the movies. No worries.
TheArchitect77: As for data safety, you haven't yet mentioned the reason for your concerns. The type of data you're archiving, the value of the data, your requirements for recovering the data when needed ... these things and more must be considered before choosing a solution. Can you elaborate?