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I am discussing via email about a file, and I want to ask "What is the size of
the file?"

Here is my try: `サイズは何ですか？`

I realize it sounds weird though, and `サイズはどのぐらいですか？` might sound better but I
am afraid that the `ぐらい` will imply I want an approximate size, which is not
true: I want the exact size.
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Asking "What is the size of the file?"
A natural way of asking that would be:

「ファイルのサイズを[教]{おし}えてください。」

If it is for business, one could say:

「ファイルのサイズをお教えいただけますか。」

The problem with 「サイズは[何]{なん}ですか？」 is that while it is a perfectly grammatical
sentence, it sounds like it was "translated" from anothet language, which it
was. When I read that part, it reminded me of the sentence 「[名前]{なまえ}は何ですか。」
which is also often said by Japanese-learners.
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