# Identify short mp3 files

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/identify-short-mp3-files/66904
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 20, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/identify-short-mp3-files/66904 "2024-12-20T12:54:32Z")
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### Author: ![twoof](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@twoof](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/twoof)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/identify-short-mp3-files/66904/1 "2024-12-20T12:54:32Z")

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I tend to stream and record music (all types - I'm not proud) but this does tend to include files I do not want. As these unwanted files tend to include adverts or truncated they are often short IN LENGTH (playing time minutes seconds). Is there any way an old age idiot like me can identify music files that are (say) less than 1 minute in length. Preferably in MP3TAG?

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### Author: ![LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c6cbf5/32.png) [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2024, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/identify-short-mp3-files/66904/2 "2024-12-20T12:58:26Z")

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One possibility is to create a [new column](https://docs.mp3tag.de/customization/file-list/#editing-columns) in the Mp3tag File list with the content of `%_length%`.

This would look like this:

 ![image](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/3X/1/b/1b87cbbb31ea46f0c8a48dc1a3b3773212b7f8f2.png)

Such a column could be sorted ascending (or descending) showing the shortest songs at the top or bottom of the list.

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### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2024, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/identify-short-mp3-files/66904/3 "2024-12-20T12:58:30Z")

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> [@twoof](#):
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> music files that are (say) less than 1 minute in length

You could filter for  
`%_length_seconds% LESS 60`

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### Author: ![twoof](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@twoof](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/twoof)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2024, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/identify-short-mp3-files/66904/4 "2024-12-20T18:05:43Z")

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Thank You All. As soon as I get my Zimmer frame up to speed I'll give them all a try. TWOOF

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### Author: ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2025, 6:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/identify-short-mp3-files/66904/5 "2025-01-27T06:47:43Z")

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