diff --git a/src/crawlee/storages/_request_queue.py b/src/crawlee/storages/_request_queue.py
index 639ef49ce6..286dfde3a4 100644
--- a/src/crawlee/storages/_request_queue.py
+++ b/src/crawlee/storages/_request_queue.py
@@ -150,7 +150,28 @@ async def drop(self) -> None:
 
     @override
     async def purge(self) -> None:
-        await self._client.purge()
+        try:
+            await self._client.purge()
+        except NotImplementedError:
+            client_name = type(self._client).__name__
+            if self._name is not None:
+                logger.warning(
+                    f'Storage client "{client_name}" does not support purging the request queue. '
+                    f'Skipping purge for named queue "{self._name}" to avoid destroying persistent data; '
+                    'the queue contents are left intact.'
+                )
+                return
+            logger.warning(
+                f'Storage client "{client_name}" does not support purging the request queue. '
+                'Falling back to dropping and recreating the unnamed queue; the request queue ID may change.'
+            )
+            await self.drop()
+            # Override `purge_on_start` so the storage client does not try to purge the freshly recreated
+            # (and necessarily empty) queue and re-raise the same `NotImplementedError`.
+            recreate_config = service_locator.get_configuration().model_copy(update={'purge_on_start': False})
+            new_rq = await RequestQueue.open(configuration=recreate_config)
+            self._client = new_rq._client  # noqa: SLF001
+            self._id = new_rq._id  # noqa: SLF001
 
     @override
     async def add_request(
diff --git a/tests/unit/storages/test_request_queue.py b/tests/unit/storages/test_request_queue.py
index 09ce769d9e..d77d524150 100644
--- a/tests/unit/storages/test_request_queue.py
+++ b/tests/unit/storages/test_request_queue.py
@@ -715,6 +715,94 @@ async def test_purge(
     await rq.drop()
 
 
+async def test_purge_falls_back_to_drop_for_unnamed_queue_when_not_implemented(
+    storage_client: StorageClient,
+    caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture,
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    """Test that `purge` falls back to drop+recreate for unnamed queues when the client raises `NotImplementedError`.
+
+    Some storage clients (e.g. the Apify platform client) do not support purging. For the default unnamed queue
+    used by `BasicCrawler`, `purge` should drop and recreate the queue so that callers keep working on repeated
+    runs. Named queues are handled separately to avoid destroying persistent data.
+    """
+    rq = await RequestQueue.open(storage_client=storage_client)
+    assert rq.name is None
+
+    await rq.add_requests(['https://example.com/1', 'https://example.com/2'])
+    metadata = await rq.get_metadata()
+    assert metadata.pending_request_count == 2
+
+    async def _raise_not_implemented(self: object) -> None:
+        raise NotImplementedError('Purge is not supported.')
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(type(rq._client), 'purge', _raise_not_implemented)
+
+    with caplog.at_level('WARNING'):
+        await rq.purge()
+
+    assert any(
+        'does not support purging' in rec.message and 'dropping and recreating' in rec.message for rec in caplog.records
+    )
+
+    # The queue should be empty, usable, and backed by a fresh client (id may differ for backends that mint new ids).
+    metadata = await rq.get_metadata()
+    assert metadata.pending_request_count == 0
+    assert metadata.total_request_count == 0
+    assert metadata.handled_request_count == 0
+    assert rq.id is not None
+
+    await rq.add_request('https://example.com/after-purge')
+    request = await rq.fetch_next_request()
+    assert request is not None
+    assert request.url == 'https://example.com/after-purge'
+
+    await rq.drop()
+
+
+async def test_purge_skips_named_queue_when_not_implemented(
+    storage_client: StorageClient,
+    caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture,
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    """Test that `purge` is a logged no-op for named queues when the client raises `NotImplementedError`.
+
+    Named queues are considered persistent (e.g. shared across runs on the Apify platform), so falling back
+    to drop+recreate would silently destroy user data. Instead `purge` logs a warning and leaves the queue
+    intact.
+    """
+    rq = await RequestQueue.open(
+        name='purge-fallback-named-test',
+        storage_client=storage_client,
+    )
+    original_id = rq.id
+
+    await rq.add_requests(['https://example.com/1', 'https://example.com/2'])
+    metadata = await rq.get_metadata()
+    assert metadata.pending_request_count == 2
+
+    async def _raise_not_implemented(self: object) -> None:
+        raise NotImplementedError('Purge is not supported.')
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(type(rq._client), 'purge', _raise_not_implemented)
+
+    with caplog.at_level('WARNING'):
+        await rq.purge()
+
+    assert any(
+        'does not support purging' in rec.message and 'Skipping purge for named queue' in rec.message
+        for rec in caplog.records
+    )
+
+    # Queue identity and contents must be preserved.
+    assert rq.id == original_id
+    metadata = await rq.get_metadata()
+    assert metadata.pending_request_count == 2
+    assert metadata.total_request_count == 2
+
+    await rq.drop()
+
+
 async def test_open_with_alias(
     storage_client: StorageClient,
 ) -> None: