Conveying storage device for containers, such as bottles or cans, comprising: - a first conveyor which is drivable in a first direction, - a second conveyor which is drivable in a second direction, wherein the first direction and the second direction are opposite to each other, wherein the first conveyor and the second conveyor are arranged parallel to each other such that containers are transferable from a first conveying surface of the first conveyor to a second conveying surface of the second conveyor, - a transfer device for transferring containers from the first conveying surface to the second conveying surface, - an additional element, - a separating element, wherein a passage region exists along a transition region between the first conveying surface and the second conveying surface between the transfer device and the separating element, wherein the transfer device is movable into an emptying position during an emptying process of the conveying storage device, wherein the additional element is adapted to be relatively movable in relation to the transfer device during the emptying process, the additional element is introducible into the passage region during the emptying process and is adapted to transfer containers to the second conveyor, and the additional element is configured as a transfer element, wherein the transfer element is configured to transfer containers from the first conveyor to the second conveyor, characetrised in that the transfer element is configured, when, during the emptying process, a last container is placed on the first conveyor in the passage region, the transfer element is activated, pivoted to the side, thereby contacting the last container and pushing it onto the second conveyor, wherein the transfer element is configured to then pivot back to an initial position. - a first conveyor which is drivable in a first direction, - a second conveyor which is drivable in a second direction, wherein the first direction and the second direction are opposite to each other, wherein the first conveyor and the second conveyor are arranged parallel to each other such that containers are transferable from a first conveying surface of the first conveyor to a second conveying surface of the second conveyor, - a transfer device for transferring containers from the first conveying surface to the second conveying surface, - an additional element, - a separating element, wherein a passage region exists along a transition region between the first conveying surface and the second conveying surface between the transfer device and the separating element, wherein the transfer device is movable into an emptying position during an emptying process of the conveying storage device, wherein the additional element is adapted to be relatively movable in relation to the transfer device during the emptying process, the additional element is introducible into the passage region during the emptying process and is adapted to transfer containers to the second conveyor, and the additional element is configured as a transfer element, wherein the transfer element is configured to transfer containers from the first conveyor to the second conveyor, characetrised in that the transfer element is configured, when, during the emptying process, a last container is placed on the first conveyor in the passage region, the transfer element is activated, pivoted to the side, thereby contacting the last container and pushing it onto the second conveyor, wherein the transfer element is configured to then pivot back to an initial position.