A storage and retrieval device for storing and retrieving a load in/from a rack having a horizontal and a vertical drive and a lifting carriage comprising a load receiving unit with several telescopic receiving fingers which are arranged next to each other and are individually controllable and conveying means assigned to said telescopic receiving fingers, characterized in that - each telescopic receiving finger comprises a carrier element fixed in relation to said lifting carriage and a middle finger element and an end finger element which are extensible in relation to said carrier element and retractable parallel to each other in both directions of the longitudinal axis, - a linear drive element coupled to the middle finger element with which a movement of said middle finger element in a direction of the longitudinal axis of said middle finger element can be generated, - at least one coupling element (5; 6, 7, 8) which is engaged with said end finger element and converts the movement of said middle finger element into an additional aligned movement of said end finger element is provided on said middle finger element, - a toothed rack area (22, 42) extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis is formed on each of said carrier element and said end finger element, said two toothed rack areas (22, 42) being oriented opposite to one another, - said at least one coupling element is formed by at least one toothed gear (5; 6, 7, 8), said middle finger element arranged between said carrier element and said end finger element having an opening in which said at least one toothed gear (5; 6, 7, 8) is rotatably supported, said at least toothed gear (5; 6, 7, 8) being in meshing engagement with the toothed rack area of said carrier element and the toothed rack area of the end finger element, so that in case of a linear movement of the middle finger element in relation to said carrier element caused by the linear drive element the end finger element carries out a linear movement by rolling said at least one toothed gear (5; 6, 7, 8) in the direction of said linear movement of the middle finger element, - guiding rolls (20, 21) are arranged on one side of said carrier element and said middle finger element, said guiding rolls (20, 21) being spaced apart in the longitudinal direction, each of said guiding rolls (20, 21) being engaged by a guiding profile (30, 31) which is mounted on the side of the middle finger element opposite the carrier element or on the side of the end finger element opposite said middle finger element and is arranged slidably opposite said rolls, and - said guiding profiles (30, 31) have a C-shaped cross section and said guiding rolls (20, 21) being formed as truncated conical rolls whose truncated cone surfaces abut against corresponding inner surfaces of said guiding profiles (30, 31). - each telescopic receiving finger comprises a carrier element fixed in relation to said lifting carriage and a middle finger element and an end finger element which are extensible in relation to said carrier element and retractable parallel to each other in both directions of the longitudinal axis, - a linear drive element coupled to the middle finger element with which a movement of said middle finger element in a direction of the longitudinal axis of said middle finger element can be generated, - at least one coupling element (5; 6, 7, 8) which is engaged with said end finger element and converts the movement of said middle finger element into an additional aligned movement of said end finger element is provided on said middle finger element, - a toothed rack area (22, 42) extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis is formed on each of said carrier element and said end finger element, said two toothed rack areas (22, 42) being oriented opposite to one another, - said at least one coupling element is formed by at least one toothed gear (5; 6, 7, 8), said middle finger element arranged between said carrier element and said end finger element having an opening in which said at least one toothed gear (5; 6, 7, 8) is rotatably supported, said at least toothed gear (5; 6, 7, 8) being in meshing engagement with the toothed rack area of said carrier element and the toothed rack area of the end finger element, so that in case of a linear movement of the middle finger element in relation to said carrier element caused by the linear drive element the end finger element carries out a linear movement by rolling said at least one toothed gear (5; 6, 7, 8) in the direction of said linear movement of the middle finger element, - guiding rolls (20, 21) are arranged on one side of said carrier element and said middle finger element, said guiding rolls (20, 21) being spaced apart in the longitudinal direction, each of said guiding rolls (20, 21) being engaged by a guiding profile (30, 31) which is mounted on the side of the middle finger element opposite the carrier element or on the side of the end finger element opposite said middle finger element and is arranged slidably opposite said rolls, and - said guiding profiles (30, 31) have a C-shaped cross section and said guiding rolls (20, 21) being formed as truncated conical rolls whose truncated cone surfaces abut against corresponding inner surfaces of said guiding profiles (30, 31).