[release-12.1.2] Docs: Folder name character limitations (#110046)

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Isabel Matwawana
2025-08-22 14:59:22 +00:00
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@@ -80,16 +80,18 @@ Folders help you organize and group dashboards, which is useful when you have ma
- On the **Dashboards** page, click **New** and select **New folder** in the drop-down.
- Click an existing folder and on the folder’s page, click **New** and select **New folder** in the drop-down.
1. Enter a unique name and click **Create**.
1. Enter a unique name.
Folder names can't include underscores (\_) or percentage signs (%), as it interferes with the search functionality.
Also, alerts can't be placed in folders with slashes (\ /) in the name. If you want to place alerts in the folder, don't use slashes in the folder name.
1. Click **Create**
When you nest folders, you can do so up to four levels deep.
When you save a dashboard, you can optionally select a folder to save the dashboard in.
{{< admonition type="note" >}}
Alerts can't be placed in folders with slashes (\ /) in the name. If you wish to place alerts in the folder, don't use slashes in the folder name.
{{< /admonition >}}
**To edit the name of a folder:**
1. Click **Dashboards** in the primary menu.