[fabianfred]

There used to be a Files folder which was in the il2 Root folder.... it was put there with the early system of the mods....which also had a Filelist file which pointed the game to look in the Files folder for all items in its list (anything else it would go to the default sfs files)
this was used by the early soundmod .80 .85 .90
then a new Wrapper system came out which created the MODS folder and had a new Wrapper file in the root folder...this directed the game to look in the MODS folder first ...then in the Files folder...then in the sfs files ...and it no longer need a Filelist file
many of us thought we could put the File folder into the MODS folder to simplify matters.... and we often found that by renaming it zfiles or something similar it would be read last alphabetically and so any new a/c mods put in the MODS folder above it wouldn't get their wires crossed...
Then it was discovered that the new installers being used by AAA would automatically look in the old Files folder and check for duplicates and puit things in the right order...and also the uninstaller

so those of us who moved the Files folder into our MODS folder were advised to put it back

You should only have one ...with the 3do/gui/i18/presets/samples folders in it

if you have one in your MODS folder....try disabling it first...before deleting it...by simply putting a '-' in front of its name