PSE 5 Catalog management

Preparing for an upgrade to 10, I noticed some advice given to people during upgrades was to "repair" and "optimize" catalogs, and to "Go to File, choose Catalog, and click on Optimize."  PSE 5 doesn't have an "Optimize" that I can find.  I do see a place to "repair" a catalog, and that also compacts the catalog, but if I haven't been told that a catalog needs repairing, is there any damage possible by running a repair on a catalog?  Is there an "optimize" someplace else in PSE 5?
Or should I repair and optimize after updating to 10?

1 - I think that some of the confusion here is based on the different syntax of commands in different versions.
In PSE 5, look for the  
File > Catalog > RECOVER command
this is similar in function to the REPAIR and compact function in PSE 6 and later. 
2 - another important consideration before upgrading is under PSE 5 to do the command 
Reconnect All Missing Files
It is important the the PSE catalog know the correct folder location of each of your photos or other media (like video) files before you start the upgrade process. For example, a photo would be "missing" if you had moved that photo file to a different folder using Windows Explorer. 

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