diff --git a/public/app/core/components/FolderFilter/FolderFilter.tsx b/public/app/core/components/FolderFilter/FolderFilter.tsx
index b23e6765af2..ee1379085fc 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/FolderFilter/FolderFilter.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/FolderFilter/FolderFilter.tsx
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ async function getFoldersAsOptions(
   // FIXME: stop using id from search and use UID instead
   const searchHits = await getBackendSrv().search(params);
   const options = searchHits.map((d) => ({ label: d.title, value: { uid: d.uid, title: d.title } }));
-  if (!searchString || 'general'.includes(searchString.toLowerCase())) {
-    options.unshift({ label: 'General', value: { uid: 'general', title: 'General' } });
+  if (!searchString || 'dashboards'.includes(searchString.toLowerCase())) {
+    options.unshift({ label: 'Dashboards', value: { uid: 'general', title: 'Dashboards' } });
   }
 
   setLoading(false);
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/Select/DashboardPicker.tsx b/public/app/core/components/Select/DashboardPicker.tsx
index 7f89920b43a..047e0e59b14 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/Select/DashboardPicker.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/Select/DashboardPicker.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ interface Props extends Omit<AsyncSelectProps<DashboardPickerDTO>, 'value' | 'on
 export type DashboardPickerDTO = Pick<DashboardDTO['dashboard'], 'uid' | 'title'> &
   Pick<DashboardDTO['meta'], 'folderUid' | 'folderTitle'>;
 
-const formatLabel = (folderTitle = 'General', dashboardTitle: string) => `${folderTitle}/${dashboardTitle}`;
+const formatLabel = (folderTitle = 'Dashboards', dashboardTitle: string) => `${folderTitle}/${dashboardTitle}`;
 
 async function findDashboards(query = '') {
   return backendSrv.search({ type: 'dash-db', query, limit: 100 }).then((result: DashboardSearchItem[]) => {
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/Select/ReadonlyFolderPicker/ReadonlyFolderPicker.test.tsx b/public/app/core/components/Select/ReadonlyFolderPicker/ReadonlyFolderPicker.test.tsx
index 55b268e19f9..9ccd2f3468f 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/Select/ReadonlyFolderPicker/ReadonlyFolderPicker.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/Select/ReadonlyFolderPicker/ReadonlyFolderPicker.test.tsx
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ describe('ReadonlyFolderPicker', () => {
     it('then the first folder in all folders should be selected', async () => {
       const { selectors } = await getTestContext({}, FOLDERS);
 
-      expect(await within(selectors.container.get()).findByText('General')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(await within(selectors.container.get()).findByText('Dashboards')).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
     describe('and initialFolderId is passed in props and it matches an existing folder', () => {
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ describe('ReadonlyFolderPicker', () => {
           undefined
         );
 
-        expect(await within(selectors.container.get()).findByText('General')).toBeInTheDocument();
+        expect(await within(selectors.container.get()).findByText('Dashboards')).toBeInTheDocument();
         expect(getFolderAsOptionSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
         expect(getFolderAsOptionSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(50000);
       });
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/Select/ReadonlyFolderPicker/api.test.ts b/public/app/core/components/Select/ReadonlyFolderPicker/api.test.ts
index 77ed9b7a26d..57259113c62 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/Select/ReadonlyFolderPicker/api.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/core/components/Select/ReadonlyFolderPicker/api.test.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe('getFoldersAsOptions', () => {
         const result = await getFoldersAsOptions(args);
         expect(result).toEqual([
           { value: { id: undefined, title: 'All' }, label: 'All' },
-          { value: { id: 0, title: 'General' }, label: 'General' },
+          { value: { id: 0, title: 'Dashboards' }, label: 'Dashboards' },
           { value: { id: 1, title: 'Folder 1' }, label: 'Folder 1' },
         ]);
       });
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ describe('getFoldersAsOptions', () => {
 
     describe('and extra folders are passed and extra folders contain query', () => {
       it('then correct extra folders should all appear first in the result', async () => {
-        const args = { query: 'er', extraFolders: [ALL_FOLDER, GENERAL_FOLDER] };
+        const args = { query: 'o', extraFolders: [ALL_FOLDER, GENERAL_FOLDER] };
         const searchHits = [{ id: 1, title: 'Folder 1' }] as DashboardSearchHit[];
         getTestContext(searchHits);
 
         const result = await getFoldersAsOptions(args);
         expect(result).toEqual([
-          { value: { id: 0, title: 'General' }, label: 'General' },
+          { value: { id: 0, title: 'Dashboards' }, label: 'Dashboards' },
           { value: { id: 1, title: 'Folder 1' }, label: 'Folder 1' },
         ]);
       });
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/DashboardPicker.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/DashboardPicker.tsx
index 765ad9ade06..bbba23164d3 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/DashboardPicker.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/DashboardPicker.tsx
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export const DashboardPicker = ({ dashboardUid, panelId, isOpen, onChange, onDis
       >
         <div className={cx(styles.dashboardTitle, styles.rowButtonTitle)}>{dashboard.title}</div>
         <div className={styles.dashboardFolder}>
-          <Icon name="folder" /> {dashboard.folderTitle ?? 'General'}
+          <Icon name="folder" /> {dashboard.folderTitle ?? 'Dashboards'}
         </div>
       </button>
     );
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ export const DashboardPicker = ({ dashboardUid, panelId, isOpen, onChange, onDis
         <Alert title="Current selection" severity="info" topSpacing={0} bottomSpacing={1} className={styles.modalAlert}>
           <div>
             Dashboard: {dashboardModel.title} ({dashboardModel.uid}) in folder{' '}
-            {dashboardModel.meta?.folderTitle ?? 'General'}
+            {dashboardModel.meta?.folderTitle ?? 'Dashboards'}
           </div>
           {currentPanel && (
             <div>
diff --git a/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/BrowseActions/MoveModal.test.tsx b/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/BrowseActions/MoveModal.test.tsx
index 0691ad44206..3c049270947 100644
--- a/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/BrowseActions/MoveModal.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/browse-dashboards/components/BrowseActions/MoveModal.test.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe('browse-dashboards MoveModal', () => {
   const mockOnDismiss = jest.fn();
   const mockOnConfirm = jest.fn();
   const mockFolders = [
-    { title: 'General', uid: '' } as DashboardSearchHit,
+    { title: 'Dashboards', uid: '' } as DashboardSearchHit,
     { title: 'Folder 1', uid: 'wfTJJL5Wz' } as DashboardSearchHit,
   ];
   let props: Props;
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/LibraryVizPanel.test.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/LibraryVizPanel.test.ts
index 198c88c8709..5bb05548356 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/LibraryVizPanel.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/LibraryVizPanel.test.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ function setUpApiMock(
       },
       version: 6,
       meta: {
-        folderName: 'General',
+        folderName: 'Dashboards',
         folderUid: '',
         connectedDashboards: 1,
         created: '2024-02-15T15:26:46Z',
diff --git a/public/app/features/library-panels/components/LibraryPanelsSearch/LibraryPanelsSearch.test.tsx b/public/app/features/library-panels/components/LibraryPanelsSearch/LibraryPanelsSearch.test.tsx
index 15d0a9699fa..44ddccac466 100644
--- a/public/app/features/library-panels/components/LibraryPanelsSearch/LibraryPanelsSearch.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/library-panels/components/LibraryPanelsSearch/LibraryPanelsSearch.test.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jest.mock('debounce-promise', () => {
   const debounce = () => {
     const debounced = () =>
       Promise.resolve([
-        { label: 'General', value: { uid: '', title: 'General' } },
+        { label: 'Dashboards', value: { uid: '', title: 'Dashboards' } },
         { label: 'Folder1', value: { id: 'xMsQdBfWz', title: 'Folder1' } },
         { label: 'Folder2', value: { id: 'wfTJJL5Wz', title: 'Folder2' } },
       ]);
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ describe('LibraryPanelsSearch', () => {
                 type: 'timeseries',
                 version: 1,
                 meta: {
-                  folderName: 'General',
+                  folderName: 'Dashboards',
                   folderUid: '',
                   connectedDashboards: 0,
                   created: '2021-01-01 12:00:00',
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ describe('LibraryPanelsSearch', () => {
               type: 'timeseries',
               version: 1,
               meta: {
-                folderName: 'General',
+                folderName: 'Dashboards',
                 folderUid: '',
                 connectedDashboards: 0,
                 created: '2021-01-01 12:00:00',
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ describe('LibraryPanelsSearch', () => {
               type: 'timeseries',
               version: 1,
               meta: {
-                folderName: 'General',
+                folderName: 'Dashboards',
                 folderUid: '',
                 connectedDashboards: 0,
                 created: '2021-01-01 12:00:00',
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ describe('LibraryPanelsSearch', () => {
                 type: 'timeseries',
                 version: 1,
                 meta: {
-                  folderName: 'General',
+                  folderName: 'Dashboards',
                   folderUid: '',
                   connectedDashboards: 0,
                   created: '2021-01-01 12:00:00',
diff --git a/public/app/features/library-panels/components/LibraryPanelsView/reducer.test.ts b/public/app/features/library-panels/components/LibraryPanelsView/reducer.test.ts
index ec96cc842d2..cf63a74ad90 100644
--- a/public/app/features/library-panels/components/LibraryPanelsView/reducer.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/library-panels/components/LibraryPanelsView/reducer.test.ts
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ function mockLibraryPanel({
   name = 'Test Panel',
   model = { type: 'text', title: 'Test Panel' } as Panel,
   meta = {
-    folderName: 'General',
+    folderName: 'Dashboards',
     folderUid: '',
     connectedDashboards: 0,
     created: '2021-01-01T00:00:00',
diff --git a/public/app/features/manage-dashboards/components/ImportDashboardLibraryPanelsList.tsx b/public/app/features/manage-dashboards/components/ImportDashboardLibraryPanelsList.tsx
index 3228e8107ff..f48b12eca14 100644
--- a/public/app/features/manage-dashboards/components/ImportDashboardLibraryPanelsList.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/manage-dashboards/components/ImportDashboardLibraryPanelsList.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export function ImportDashboardLibraryPanelsList({
             const libraryPanelIndex = `elements[${index}]`;
             const libraryPanel =
               input.state === LibraryPanelInputState.New
-                ? { ...input.model, meta: { ...input.model.meta, folderName: folderName ?? 'General' } }
+                ? { ...input.model, meta: { ...input.model.meta, folderName: folderName ?? 'Dashboards' } }
                 : { ...input.model };
 
             return (
diff --git a/public/app/features/search/constants.ts b/public/app/features/search/constants.ts
index 8b66939e15d..89adc4bb82f 100644
--- a/public/app/features/search/constants.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/search/constants.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export const SECTION_STORAGE_KEY = 'search.sections';
 export const SEARCH_EXPANDED_FOLDER_STORAGE_KEY = 'grafana.search.expanded-folder';
 export const GENERAL_FOLDER_ID = 0;
 export const GENERAL_FOLDER_UID = 'general';
-export const GENERAL_FOLDER_TITLE = 'General';
+export const GENERAL_FOLDER_TITLE = 'Dashboards';
 export const SEARCH_PANELS_LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY = 'grafana.search.include.panels';
 export const SEARCH_SELECTED_LAYOUT = 'grafana.search.layout';
 export const SEARCH_SELECTED_SORT = 'grafana.search.sort';
diff --git a/public/app/features/search/page/components/columns.tsx b/public/app/features/search/page/components/columns.tsx
index 912b02fe029..61d3d0beb8f 100644
--- a/public/app/features/search/page/components/columns.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/search/page/components/columns.tsx
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ export const generateColumns = (
                 {parts.map((p) => {
                   let info = meta.locationInfo[p];
                   if (!info && p === 'general') {
-                    info = { kind: 'folder', url: '/dashboards', name: 'General' };
+                    info = { kind: 'folder', url: '/dashboards', name: 'Dashboards' };
                   }
                   return info ? (
                     <a key={p} href={info.url} className={styles.locationItem}>
diff --git a/public/app/features/search/service/sql.ts b/public/app/features/search/service/sql.ts
index c5d9d7ce49d..15f4bff23b8 100644
--- a/public/app/features/search/service/sql.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/search/service/sql.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export class SQLSearcher implements GrafanaSearcher {
   locationInfo: Record<string, LocationInfoEXT> = {
     general: {
       kind: 'folder',
-      name: 'General',
+      name: 'Dashboards',
       url: '/dashboards',
     },
   }; // share location info with everyone