# Changing format/locale of %\_total\_size% (in export)
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-format-locale-of-total-size-in-export/12379
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 11, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-format-locale-of-total-size-in-export/12379 "2011-08-11T20:03:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Qtax](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Qtax)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-format-locale-of-total-size-in-export/12379/1 "2011-08-11T20:03:13Z")
When exporting on my system, the %\_total\_size% uses a comma "," as a decimal separator, is there a way to change it to a period "."?
Example output: "104,27 MB"
Desired output: "104.27 MB"
String functions like $replace/$regex do not work at all, [see the bug report on that](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/12378/1).
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### Author:  [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2011, 12:13am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-format-locale-of-total-size-in-export/12379/2 "2011-08-12T00:13:42Z")
> [@Qtax](#):
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> When exporting on my system, the %\_total\_size% uses a comma "," as a decimal separator ...
In Germany the decimal point is the comma.
Do you use a PC system, which is configured as "german"?
DD.20110812.0415.CEST
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### Author:  [@Qtax](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Qtax)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2011, 1:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-format-locale-of-total-size-in-export/12379/3 "2011-08-12T13:10:19Z")
> [@DetlevD](#):
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> Do you use a PC system, which is configured as "german"?
My Windows is Swedish, but which language in specific doesn't matter. As I stated comma decimal separator is the systems default (and I would like to change that format in Mp3tag output).
You can see per country decimal separator usage on this map:
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DecimalSeparator.svg](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File%3a%44ecimalSeparator.svg)
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2011, 1:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-format-locale-of-total-size-in-export/12379/4 "2011-08-12T13:26:46Z")
If you can't do it in Mp3tag you can try Windows region settings.
Adjusting the separator there should also change the Mp3tag output.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-format-locale-of-total-size-in-export/12379/5 "2026-02-09T12:23:16Z")