is there a faster and easier way of moving 1.09 items in the stashes to 1.11b characters or stashes?
from the atma guide
Q: My stash is corrupted and some items won't load or transfer to my characters or open correctly in the game. Why?
The problem is because of mixing items and stashes from different versions. Each stash you create is tied to a game version, and only items from that version can be placed into that stash (i.e. you have to put 1.10 items into a 1.10 stash) If you do not, that will corrupt your files. You should be able to fix it by opening the stash in ATMA:
Q: Can ATMA convert all of my version 1.X items to version 1.Y?
No. There is no way for ATMA to convert items bewteen versions. The best way to do so is to place the 1.X items onto a 1.X character, open them in a 1.Y Diablo 2 game, then save them. The game will convert the character and all of the items to the new version 1.Y.
Given:
2 1.11b characters already (previously 1.09, but I played these 2 when I updated to 1.11b)
14-15 ATMA 1.09 stashes, containing over 2000 items
4-5 1.09 characters(havent been opened using DII 1.11b)
Things done:
played 1.09 and used atma IV, stored all goodies in 1.09 stashes
decided to play 1.11b. made a back up of my save files and atma stashes
Installed 1.11b, uninstalled atma IV, ran registry cleaner. installed atma V
PROBLEM:
I cannot access my stashes, and transfer stuff from my 1.09 stash to my 1.11b characters
since I have over 2000 1.09 items in my stash, Im having trouble converting them ALL to 1.11b items
Solution:
from the atma guide, I should transfer 1.09 items from the 1.09 atma stash, on to 1.09 characters
then using that 1.09 character filled with 1.09 items. i should play him on a 1.11b diablo, which will turn those items and characters into 1.11b.
but the thing is, I have 2000 items... maybe 1500 that are worth keeping... and only 4-5 1.09 characters
I may be able to only convert some 100 or so items... excluding the runes and gems

the problem here is that, in order to convert 1.09 items, i would have to convert my 1.09 characters into 1.11b characters
therefore disabling them from doing their item conversion duties, as they cannot receive 1.09 items again, as the characters have already been turned into 1.11b characters
wow. that was a long post