How do I batch convert many kinds of files to PDF/A

I have thousands of files to convert to PDF/A for archival purposes. In Acrobat Pro when I convert to PDFs to PDF/A, 5/6 times there is an error that pops up. Errors are often, "Embed fonts (even if text is invisible)" or "Fix glyph width information" and the PDFs end up my error folder.
When I try to convert Word Docs to PDF/A, my computer (a mac) hopelessly tries to open Word over and over again, and ends up at a blank word document, and the whole process stalls.
I've been trying to figure this out for days and am close to resigning myself to the 20 hours it will take to do each one individually on a free online PDF converter that doesn't ever have errors- which seems crazy, because what's the point of having Acrobat Pro??
Thanks

I'm moving to Win8.1 and I don't want to loose my manual sorting.
Manual sorting is not meant for a permanent sort order nor is it designed to do so, when switching to a new window or other sort order you will loose the previous sort order. However there is a way to retrieve the last sort order used with a script Paul Riggott once wrote. But I'm not sure you can transport this sorting to a new system version because when you install a system from scratch you also need to recache the files for the Bridge Cache library. It might be possible to also copy the hidden file with the last sort order but that would mean a trial and error procedure.
Check this post, at the bottom is also a link for the site where you can get the script and how to install and use it:
http://forums.adobe.com/message/4748987#4748987
Personal I would use batch rename to keep the sort order safe. You can select all files in the content window and add a sequence number in front (with enough digits to match your number of files) of your existing filename. In this way you can easily resort your collection when your manual sorting is lost for whatever reason and also the files will have the correct sort order on your system folder also.

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