diff --git a/internal/admin/admin.go b/internal/admin/admin.go
index d22de0a..b8460c3 100644
--- a/internal/admin/admin.go
+++ b/internal/admin/admin.go
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func Register(mux *http.ServeMux, d Deps) {
 		})
 	})
 
-	// Actions (HTMX POSTs)
+	// CREATE
 	mux.HandleFunc("/admin/items/create", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if r.Method != http.MethodPost {
 			http.Error(w, "method not allowed", http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
@@ -196,12 +196,13 @@ func Register(mux *http.ServeMux, d Deps) {
 		name := strings.TrimSpace(r.FormValue("name"))
 		if name != "" {
 			_, _ = d.Store.Create(r.Context(), name)
-			_ = d.Mesh.SyncNow(r.Context()) // prompt push (best effort)
+			_ = d.Mesh.SyncNow(r.Context())
 		}
-		// Nach Aktion Items partial zurückgeben (HTMX swap)
-		http.Redirect(w, r, "/admin", http.StatusSeeOther)
+		// statt Redirect:
+		renderItemsPartial(w, r, d)
 	})
 
+	// RENAME
 	mux.HandleFunc("/admin/items/rename", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if r.Method != http.MethodPost {
 			http.Error(w, "method not allowed", http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
@@ -213,21 +214,22 @@ func Register(mux *http.ServeMux, d Deps) {
 			_, _ = d.Store.Rename(r.Context(), filesvc.ID(id), newName)
 			_ = d.Mesh.SyncNow(r.Context())
 		}
-		http.Redirect(w, r, "/admin", http.StatusSeeOther) //hier test nicht mehr /admin/items
+		renderItemsPartial(w, r, d)
 	})
 
+	// DELETE
 	mux.HandleFunc("/admin/items/delete", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if r.Method != http.MethodPost {
 			http.Error(w, "method not allowed", http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
 			return
 		}
-
-		if id64, err := strconv.ParseInt(r.FormValue("id"), 10, 64); err == nil {
+		id64, err := strconv.ParseInt(r.FormValue("id"), 10, 64)
+		if err == nil {
 			_, _ = d.Store.Delete(r.Context(), filesvc.ID(id64))
-			_ = d.Blob.Delete(r.Context(), id64) // <— Blob löschen
+			_ = d.Blob.Delete(r.Context(), id64) // Blob wirklich löschen
 			_ = d.Mesh.SyncNow(r.Context())
 		}
-		http.Redirect(w, r, "/admin", http.StatusSeeOther)
+		renderItemsPartial(w, r, d)
 	})
 
 	mux.HandleFunc("/admin/mesh/syncnow", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -258,3 +260,40 @@ func BasicAuth(user, pass string, next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 	})
 }
+
+// rebuild & render items partial for HTMX swaps
+func renderItemsPartial(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, d Deps) {
+	type row struct {
+		ID        int64
+		Name      string
+		UpdatedAt int64
+		HasBlob   bool
+		Size      int64
+	}
+
+	nextQ := strings.TrimSpace(r.URL.Query().Get("next"))
+	var nextID filesvc.ID
+	if nextQ != "" {
+		if n, err := strconv.ParseInt(nextQ, 10, 64); err == nil {
+			nextID = filesvc.ID(n)
+		}
+	}
+	items, nextOut, _ := d.Store.List(r.Context(), nextID, 100)
+
+	rows := make([]row, 0, len(items))
+	for _, it := range items {
+		meta, ok, _ := d.Blob.Stat(r.Context(), int64(it.ID))
+		rows = append(rows, row{
+			ID:        int64(it.ID),
+			Name:      it.Name,
+			UpdatedAt: it.UpdatedAt,
+			HasBlob:   ok,
+			Size:      meta.Size,
+		})
+	}
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/html; charset=utf-8")
+	_ = tplItems.Execute(w, map[string]any{
+		"Items": rows,
+		"Next":  nextOut,
+	})
+}
diff --git a/internal/admin/tpl/partials_items.html b/internal/admin/tpl/partials_items.html
index 630096a..5a2d8d1 100644
--- a/internal/admin/tpl/partials_items.html
+++ b/internal/admin/tpl/partials_items.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <div class="row">
   <div style="flex: 1 1 360px">
-    <form hx-post="/admin/items/create" hx-target="#items" hx-get="/admin/items" hx-swap="outerHTML">
+    <form hx-post="/admin/items/create" hx-target="#items" hx-swap="outerHTML">
       <label>Neue leere Datei (nur Metadaten)</label>
       <div style="display:flex; gap:8px; margin-top:6px">
         <input type="text" name="name" placeholder="z.B. notes.txt" required>
@@ -42,17 +42,17 @@
           {{ end }}
         </td>
         <td>
-          <form style="display:inline-flex; gap:6px" 
-                hx-post="/admin/items/rename" 
-                hx-target="#items" hx-get="/admin/items" hx-swap="outerHTML">
+          <form style="display:inline-flex; gap:6px"
+            hx-post="/admin/items/rename"
+            hx-target="#items" hx-swap="outerHTML">
             <input type="hidden" name="id" value="{{ .ID }}">
             <input type="text" name="name" placeholder="Neuer Name">
             <button class="btn" type="submit">Rename</button>
           </form>
-          <form style="display:inline" 
-                hx-post="/admin/items/delete" 
-                hx-target="#items" hx-get="/admin/items" hx-swap="outerHTML"
-                onsubmit="return confirm('Wirklich löschen (inkl. Blob)?');">
+          <form style="display:inline"
+            hx-post="/admin/items/delete"
+            hx-target="#items" hx-swap="outerHTML"
+            onsubmit="return confirm('Wirklich löschen (inkl. Blob)?');">
             <input type="hidden" name="id" value="{{ .ID }}">
             <button class="btn" type="submit">Delete</button>
           </form>