How To Find Mp3 Size

Introduction

Mp3 is the most popular and a top-notch format for digital audio. People of all ages are seen hooked onto their mp3 players grooving to their favorite music. Likewise mp3 size is a vital piece of information for anyone who is an avid listener of music on gadgets like mobiles or computers. The below steps will highlight a few ways to find mp3 size on a computer or a smart phone.

Step 1

 

Once the file is selected, right click on it. A drop down menu will arise. On the menu, when ‘properties’ is clicked a new window appears. On the ‘general’ tab the size of the file is explicitly mentioned. The mp3 size is shown in megabytes as well as in bytes.

Step 2

 

On a computer if the ‘view’ is set to ‘tiles’ or ‘lists’ then also the size of the files in that particular folder can be viewed easily. But this holds true for all the files in that folder, and makes no prejudice towards mp3 files. So if you need to see only mp3 size and hide sizes of all other files, this might not be the best option.

Step 3

 

If by any means you know the audio data rate of the audio file and the time for which it plays then finding the size becomes very simple. Once a file is opened up in any audio software that plays music, then the time and remaining time are displayed properly. All you need to do is resolve the total time from the default format into seconds. Once this is done, then you need to find the data rate. This can be done by finding the option ‘media information’ or ’codec information’ in the music software. The data rate is given in kilobytes/seconds format. You need to find the product of the data rate and the total time in seconds. The consequent result is the mp3 size in kilobytes.

Step 4

 

The mp3 size is also known through the software that runs it or plays it. Simply clicking on Audio and then ‘media information’ or ‘codec information’ will provide you with the requisite details. Among the details the mp3 size is clearly mentioned and available for our perusal.

Step 5

 

In a smart phone, there are a number of viable options. One is to go to the ‘files’ folder. Then you need to browse the ‘music’ folder. Then you need to select the file whose size you need to know. After that you must click on ‘options’. A menu will arise. If you stroll down the menu, something called ‘details’ will come to your notice. When we click on details a number of things come into view. One of them is the mp3 size. Also the inbuilt music player that came with the phone may be of help. When we start an mp3 file, the software opens up. Now we are required to press ‘options’ and then ‘details’ to successfully know the size of the file.

Tip

Often the size of the storage medium is fixed, and situations may arise when the mp3 size determines whether enough space is available to successfully keep the mp3 in disk.

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