Will running Mantainence 3.7 on my eMac result in data loss?

We have restored our eMac to 29GB and it still is not operating properly (Safari won't launch, the whole machine functions very slowly). I have Maintenace 3.7 and was going to run it but it is asking which operations it wants me to perform:
repair permissions
verify preference files
periodic cleanup
update pre bindings
clear cache files
update locate data base
update whatis data base
rebuild launch services
Which do I want? Would any of these potentially result in data loss?
I should really change my profile name to Mac Idiot.

Haven't heard of that utility but, before you go further, I strongly ecommend you read several of the articles listed here:
http://thexlab.com/faqs/faqs.html
The articles will tell you what's safe and what isn't. Note especially articles with "Maintenance" and "Cleaning" in the title.

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