Items disappeared in private game

I was sorting items and had them sitting in various piles, and as I was going to pick up a shield, I watched it just disappear, and then other items like a flail and a mask and staves all disappeared. They were all empty, but socketed of various amounts. This was just a solo, non-lobby game on my character.

Please let me know of any other questions. Thank you

This is NOT a bug. D2 & D3 have always worked this way.

The Arreat Summit/Items/Item Basics

Items and Gold Disappear after time when left on the ground
Don’t leave items or gold lying on the ground any longer than necessary, especially when transferring in town (“muling”) as they disappear after a certain amount of time:

  • 10 minutes: Key, Potion, Scroll, Tome, and Ammo (Arrows, Bolts).
  • 10 minutes: Any Armor and Weapon of quality < magic, regardless if flagged as ‘‘Ethereal’’, ‘‘Socketed’’ or not, and Rune Words.
  • 10 minutes: Pandemonium artifacts (Key of Terror/Hate/Destruction, Mephisto’s Brain, Diablo’s Horn, Baal’s Eye).
  • 10 minutes: Essence (4 flavours) and Token of Absolution (these are new items from Patch 1.13x).
  • 20 minutes: Magic Items, Gems and Runes.
  • 30 minutes: Rare, Set, Unique and Crafted Items.

Picking an item onto your cursor and dropping it again resets the timer.

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