# Can I export a list of mp3s with in hours-minutes-seconds
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-export-a-list-of-mp3s-with-in-hours-minutes-seconds/57966
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [July 21, 2022, 11:53am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-export-a-list-of-mp3s-with-in-hours-minutes-seconds/57966 "2022-07-21T11:53:50Z")
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### Author:  [@EMN](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/EMN)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2022, 11:53am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-export-a-list-of-mp3s-with-in-hours-minutes-seconds/57966/1 "2022-07-21T11:53:50Z")
Can I xxport a list of mp3s with length formatted in hours, minutes and seconds like hh:mm:ss?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2022, 12:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-export-a-list-of-mp3s-with-in-hours-minutes-seconds/57966/2 "2022-07-21T12:02:39Z")
Which variable have you used so far to get the length? Doesn't %\_length% work?
See the documentation about available placeholders:
> **[Format Strings and Placeholders – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/format/)**
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> Documentation on format strings and placeholders to describe the structure of file names and imported data. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2022, 12:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-export-a-list-of-mp3s-with-in-hours-minutes-seconds/57966/3 "2022-07-21T12:04:32Z")
There are a lot of ready-to-use templates here:
> [@Export Configuration Archive](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-configuration-archive/1495):
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> This is the official list of export configurations submitted by users of Mp3tag. Please note, that some of them are in german, others are in english. Feel free to post about your creative works with Mp3tag's export feature in the [Export discussion subforum](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/development/export) slight_smile How do I install export configurations? The \*.mte files must be copied/extracted to the corresponding [profile folder](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2748/1) %appdata%\Mp3tag\export Wie installiere ich Export-Konfigurationen? (german) Die \*.mte Dateien müssen in das…
and more specificly here:
> [@export csv with foldername and total time](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-csv-with-foldername-and-total-time/12016/14):
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> Here is a variation of Dano's proposal from post #11. $filename($getEnv('USERPROFILE')'\Desktop\'%\_workingdir%' -- Folder Total Time.txt',ANSI)'Folder Total Time' $loop($regexp(%\_folderpath%,'\,\*\s\*CD\s\*\d+\\\\$',,1),1)$num(%\_counter%,3)'|'%\_total\_time%'|'$regexp(%\_folderpath%,'\,\*\s\*CD\s\*\d+\\\\$',,1) $loopend()$repeat('=',3)'|'%\_total\_time%'|'$repeat('=',3) Example output: Folder Total Time 001|07:17:52|M:\VA COMPILATIONS\0-9\100 Prozent Rock\ 002|01:11:25|M:\VA COMPILATIONS\0-9\2 Meter Ses…
You still you have to adjust it to your exact needs - or ask for it here with your needed end result example.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-export-a-list-of-mp3s-with-in-hours-minutes-seconds/57966/4 "2026-02-09T12:29:51Z")