I lost my private key of a wallet in 2021 last year due to renovations on my parents home .
This can be easily avoided by keeping multiple copies of the private key in different locations.
This made me cautious and felt keeping the current one in my e-mail was safe from loss (prior to entering the forum I never knew that keeping ones private key in emails was not safe)
You're totally right! It's definitely not safe at all. Don't ever store anything valuable in the cloud, like your emails, cloud storage, or online databases. You never know who else might have access to that stuff besides you.
have moved it to a safer place(s)but there's this element of doubt if it is really safe.
It's actually a good thing to have a bit of doubt about the safety of your valuable information. It keeps you on your toes and encourages you to take necessary precautions and be mindful of potential risks.