One of the best ways to name a specific episode is like this: “Name of TV show (year of release) s*e*”. So, for example, this is how you can name one movie “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)”.įor TV shows, it’s a bit more complicated, since you usually have multiple seasons and a lot of episodes. The best way to name a movie is by using this format: “Title of the movie (year of release)”. When it comes to the name convention you should use, Plex suggests a specific format for TV shows and movies. Add the movie/TV show and go to “Add Library.”.Choose the “Browse for Media Folder” button.

Click on the “Movies” icon or the “TV shows” icon.Next to “Device name,” click on the “+” button.Name episodes in this manner: “Game of Thrones s01e01”.For TV shows, make a subfolder for each season (e.g., “Game of Thrones Season 01”).Make a subfolder for a specific movie/TV show (e.g., “Game of Thrones”).Create a folder on your Windows PC and name it “Movies” or “TV shows.”.Follow the steps below to name TV shows and movies in Plex on your Windows: To do this on a Windows PC, we’ll be renaming the video files before we upload them on Plex.

Plex file renaming tool