I'm switching from the Nexus Mod Manager to the Mod Organizer to manage my Skyrim mods. I followed this set of videos to get acquainted with it:
It's a good resource.
I installed Skyrim from scratch, pure blank vanilla skyrim (I have all DLC and high res texture packs). When I install Mod Organizer, it does not look the same as the videos: All the default content appears to be unmanaged. It says: "Unmanaged:" before the mod names even though in the Archives tab on the right pane the "Have MO manage archives" selector is checked and they are uncheckable.
How to I have Mod Organizer manage them? The list of mods (in the left pane) currently looks like this:
Mod Name Flags Category Version Priority
Unmanaged: HighResTexturePack03 - Non-MO 0
Unmanaged: HighResTexturePack02 - Non-MO 1
Unmanaged: HighResTexturePack01 +- Non-MO 2
Unmanaged: HearthFires +- Non-MO 3
Unmanaged: Dragonborn +- Non-MO 4
Unmanaged: Dawnguard + Non-MO 5
I am using version 1.2.14.
Best Answer
That's completely fine. From my experience, any Official DLC will be listed as Unmanaged, as it is not a mod itself and was never installed by Mod Manager itself. It can still edit the load order if you wish. This is from a recent version of MO, so that's why the old video does not display it.
The Nexus Mod Manager doesn't include this piece of info
TL;DR Its completely fine, it just means those parts were never installed by MO. Just continue as normal