Tool for renaming files: Filebot
Posters and backgrounds don’t need to be downloaded in preparation; that is Plex’s job (unless you put great importance into defining which particular artwork is being used).
Apart from that, sticking to Plex’s guide lines for organizing and naming your media is key to success: Category : Your Media | Plex Support
Particularly
- adding the release year in round parentheses after the official title
- giving each movie its own, individual subfolder (is a snap with software like the above mentioned Filebot)
- Avoiding additional folder levels when working with TV shows (series)
- looking up the titles in question at IMDb.com, TheMovieDB.org, and TheTVDB.com to clarify their official titles, original release year, and the classification as either movie or tv show
