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# Create smart folders

Create smart folders in Remote Desktop Manager to build saved searches using tags, entry names, or regex and view results in a live dashboard.

Smart folders essentially work like a saved search in the currently opened vault using tags, regex expressions, and entry names as search parameters. Smart folders then list their results in a convenient, automatically updated dashboard.

Entries and folders can be edited directly from within the smart folder.

### Create a smart folder

1. Click ***New entry***.
2. Click ***Folder***, then select ***Smart folder***.
3. Name the smart folder. This is how the smart folder name will appear in the ***navigation pane***. It is not for the searched terms.
4. Enter a search parameter: ***Tags***, ***Entry name*** or ***Regex expression***.

Smart folders search for the term anywhere in the entry name. To search for multiple terms, use:

* **&&** for *and*
* **| |** for *or*

{% hint style="success" %}
A tag will automatically be deleted from the list of tags when not used by any entry. To remove a tag from the list, do an [Advanced search](/rdm/ribbon-menu-bar/view/search/advanced-search.md) by tags. Select all the entries in the result window, and then right-click and select ***Edit – Batch edit – Edit tags...*** from the context menu.
{% endhint %}

#### See also

* [Devolutions Academy – Configure smart folders](https://academy.devolutions.net/student/page/2860874-configure-smart-folders?curriculum_activity_id=4450800\&path_id=2628397\&sid=8405d5f1-a2d9-4599-8f5a-3984f7e78116\&sid_i=0)
* [Devolutions Academy - Organizing entries with folders](https://academy.devolutions.net/student/path/1916054/activity/2667044)
* [Devolutions Academy - Organizing resources with folders and categories](https://academy.devolutions.net/student/page/3266641-organizing-resources-with-folders-and-categories?sid=b1f8c0eb-82d6-4073-920d-c13023a27d05\&sid_i=0)


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