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Jolly recently said it's best to leave your old files folder in the IL2 root directory ie do NOT place it in the MODS folder or rename it. The reason for this is that he issues regular updates to old cockpit mods and his uninstallers are all set up to look for old mods in the old files folder (in the old location). Confusingly, his installer program then creates an updated mod within the MODS folder. I suppose this is done with one eye on the future, when we will all have adopted the new wrapper.

If you do not follow this advice you will find that Jolly's uninstallers don't work and yet still put new cockpit mods in the MODS folder. This will cause conflicts.

One caveat: my understanding of how the wrapper operates changes with every passing week. We have the worst of all possible worlds at the moment; two methods of installation which can cause mod conflicts. It would be better to make a clean break with the files folder. Just stop supporting it altogether and force everyone to reinstall every mod to their MODS folder. It would be a one-off pain. For newcomers it would be desirable to have every mod on this site equipped with an installer that creates a unique folder in the new MODS folder. But that is a lot of work...