Do you need Series/Episode numbers to add shows or can Plex add with Episode names? Or .properties files?

Plex will not read from a .properties file.

You must include season and episode numbers in the file name. You also need to add a folder for each season, even if there is only one.

The format is:

/TV Shows  <-- Folder added to Plex library
../Show Name
..../Season xx <-- "Season" in English, two digits for number, unless four required.
....../Show Name - sXXeYY - Optional Episode Name.ext <-- ext = mkv/mp4/etc.

Leave special characters such as ! out of the file name. Do not replace them with a space, dash, etc.
Leave out characters that are illegal in file/folder names (\ / : * ? " < > |). Do not replace them with a space, dash, etc.

Use the episode numbers from TheTVDB.com or TheMovieDB.org.

After renaming, Plex Dance the entire show. It clears out incorrect information from the Plex database.

https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-tv-show-files/


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