diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 4ac4c0d..aec330e 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -1313,6 +1313,7 @@ def purge_all_orphans():
     """
     token = request.headers.get("Authorization", "")
     removed = 0
+    details = []
 
     for junc_col, fk_field, item_col in [
         ("questions_objects", "questions_id", "questions"),
@@ -1322,16 +1323,21 @@ def purge_all_orphans():
             f"/items/{junc_col}?fields=id,{fk_field}&limit=10000", token)
         rows = junc_data.get("data") or []
 
-        # collect all unique FK values
         fk_ids = list({row[fk_field] for row in rows if row.get(fk_field)})
         if not fk_ids:
+            details.append({"collection": junc_col, "junction_rows": 0, "existing": 0, "orphans": 0})
             continue
 
-        # fetch which IDs still exist AND are not archived
-        ids_param = ",".join(fk_ids)
-        existing_data, _ = _directus("GET",
-            f"/items/{item_col}?filter[id][_in]={ids_param}&filter[status][_neq]=archived&fields=id&limit=10000", token)
-        existing_ids = {e["id"] for e in (existing_data.get("data") or [])}
+        # fetch existing AND check all statuses (fetch without status filter first)
+        ids_param = urllib.parse.quote(",".join(fk_ids), safe="")
+        all_data, _ = _directus("GET",
+            f"/items/{item_col}?filter[id][_in]={ids_param}&fields=id,status&limit=10000", token)
+        all_items = all_data.get("data") or []
+        existing_ids = {e["id"] for e in all_items if e.get("status") not in ("archived", "deleted")}
+        status_summary = {}
+        for e in all_items:
+            s = e.get("status", "unknown")
+            status_summary[s] = status_summary.get(s, 0) + 1
 
         orphan_junc_ids = [row["id"] for row in rows
                            if row.get(fk_field) and row[fk_field] not in existing_ids]
@@ -1339,7 +1345,17 @@ def purge_all_orphans():
             _directus("DELETE", f"/items/{junc_col}", token, orphan_junc_ids)
             removed += len(orphan_junc_ids)
 
-    return jsonify({"ok": True, "orphans_removed": removed})
+        details.append({
+            "collection": junc_col,
+            "junction_rows": len(rows),
+            "fk_unique": len(fk_ids),
+            "items_found": len(all_items),
+            "status_breakdown": status_summary,
+            "existing_active": len(existing_ids),
+            "orphans_removed": len(orphan_junc_ids),
+        })
+
+    return jsonify({"ok": True, "orphans_removed": removed, "details": details})
 
 
 @app.route("/api/fix-distractor-field", methods=["POST"])
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/GenerateIt.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/GenerateIt.tsx
index b6c259c..5a50902 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/GenerateIt.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/GenerateIt.tsx
@@ -351,7 +351,12 @@ export default function GenerateIt() {
           if (!confirm('Alle verwaisten Junction-Einträge (gelöschte Fragen/Wörter) global bereinigen?')) return
           try {
             const r = await purgeAllOrphans(token)
-            alert(`Bereinigt: ${r.orphans_removed} verwaiste Einträge entfernt`)
+            const det = (r as {orphans_removed: number; details?: {collection:string; junction_rows?:number; orphans_removed?:number; items_found?:number; status_breakdown?:Record<string,number>}[]}).details
+            const detStr = det ? '\n\n' + det.map(d =>
+              `${d.collection}: ${d.junction_rows ?? 0} Zeilen, ${d.items_found ?? 0} Items gefunden, ${d.orphans_removed ?? 0} entfernt` +
+              (d.status_breakdown ? ' | Status: ' + JSON.stringify(d.status_breakdown) : '')
+            ).join('\n') : ''
+            alert(`Bereinigt: ${r.orphans_removed} verwaiste Einträge entfernt${detStr}`)
             if (selectedObjId) await reloadQW(selectedObjId)
           } catch (e: unknown) {
             alert(`Fehler: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : e}`)