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title: "Step 2. Specify Recovery Location Name and Description"
description: "At the Location Name step of the wizard, enter a name for the new location and provide a description for future reference. The maximum length of the location name is 128 characters; the following characters are not supported: * : / \\ ? \" < > | ."
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# Step 2. Specify Recovery Location Name and Description

At the **Location Name** step of the wizard, enter a name for the new location and provide a description for future reference. The maximum length of the location name is 128 characters; the following characters are not supported: * : / \\ ? " < > | .

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