How to set any file manager in Linux to show the duration (Length feature in Windows Explorer) of audio and video files across all folders?
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I need that indication to individual files like in Windows (customizable) across ALL or at least whichever folder that contains audio and video files. If this is NOT possible, at least I should be able to do that individually/manually.– BS Vijay AnandSep 8, 2019 at 9:22
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1Avoid adding more information to your question in comments. Please edit your original question.– FedKadSep 8, 2019 at 9:27
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2but it is already there. Right click on a music file in File Manager, select Properties > Audio and it gives you the duration... Same applies for Videos too.– grahamSep 8, 2019 at 9:29
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2Since readers of your question may not have access to a Windows system, please include an image of what you see using a Windows file manager.– DK BoseSep 8, 2019 at 11:01
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It’s supposed to be in the status bar at the bottom in Windows: sevenforums.com/attachments/tutorials/…– cawSep 8, 2019 at 23:40
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This feature already exists in a standard Ubuntu installation which includes totem
which is installed by default.
Right click on a music or video file in File Manager ('Files' application or 'Nautilus') select the Properties tab → Audio (or in the case of video, 'Audio/Video') and it gives you the duration in minutes and seconds.
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This is what you can have in Kubuntu 19.04 which uses Dolphin as the default file manager:
Dolphin in Kubuntu 19.04 automatically showing the duration
And this is how it looks in Ubuntu 18.04 running Dolphin:
To get Dolphin to show the duration of media files, you need to right click in the header row (containing Name, Size, Modified, etc) and then choose duration as shown in the image below:
You may also need to enable baloo, which is a file indexer used by KDE Plasma. To do so, run balooctl enable
from a terminal.
And if you don't want to see the preview pane on the right-hand of the file manager, use F11 to hide/show it.
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1This is what I am looking for! BTB, I installed Dolphin in Ubuntu 19.04. The option is missing! Sep 9, 2019 at 11:51
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@BSVijayAnand see the edited answer. Or explain in greater detail just what isn't working.– DK BoseSep 9, 2019 at 13:38
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1I did as shown in the pic - Right Click'ed on the header, went to Audio>Duration and enabled/ticked it, but the Duration column is not showing anything - total blank! Both audio and video files duration is not being shown. I also ran "balooctl enable" command - it said File Indexer is already running. Sep 9, 2019 at 14:25
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