Apparatus for displaying a data storage medium content directory for a data storage medium (DISK), which comprises - a display unit which is designed to take a prescribable current position in the data storage medium content directory as a basis for displaying a prescribed first maximum number of successive data entries in the data storage medium content directory in the form of at least one first list, - a memory which is designed to store at least two second lists having a prescribed second maximum number of data entries, the prescribed second maximum number of data entries being at least as great as the prescribed first maximum number of data entries, and the at least one first list being part of one of the at least two second lists, and which is designed - to take a user request as a basis for prescribing the prescribable current position in the data storage medium content directory, - to take the prescribable current position as a basis for reading at least one further data entry in the data storage medium content directory from the data storage medium (DISK) and to store it in one of the at least two second lists if this further data entry is currently not stored in the at least two second lists, - to take the prescribable current position as a basis for replacing at least one data entry stored in the at least two second lists with the at least one further entry if the at least two second lists already store the prescribed second maximum number of data entries, - to associate the at least one further data entry with one of the at least two lists on the basis of a data entry type and to update and display the at least one first list as appropriate. - a display unit which is designed to take a prescribable current position in the data storage medium content directory as a basis for displaying a prescribed first maximum number of successive data entries in the data storage medium content directory in the form of at least one first list, - a memory which is designed to store at least two second lists having a prescribed second maximum number of data entries, the prescribed second maximum number of data entries being at least as great as the prescribed first maximum number of data entries, and the at least one first list being part of one of the at least two second lists, - to take a user request as a basis for prescribing the prescribable current position in the data storage medium content directory, - to take the prescribable current position as a basis for reading at least one further data entry in the data storage medium content directory from the data storage medium (DISK) and to store it in one of the at least two second lists if this further data entry is currently not stored in the at least two second lists, - to take the prescribable current position as a basis for replacing at least one data entry stored in the at least two second lists with the at least one further entry if the at least two second lists already store the prescribed second maximum number of data entries, - to associate the at least one further data entry with one of the at least two lists on the basis of a data entry type and to update and display the at least one first list as appropriate.