What can differences between published document counts and workspace document counts indicate?

Differences between published document counts and workspace document counts often indicate that documents have been deleted. When records are deleted in a workspace, the tally of documents in that workspace will decrease, leading to a discrepancy when compared to published document counts, which represent the total that was originally indexed. This situation suggests a direct and intentional alteration of the document pool, hence the lower count in the active workspace.

Other factors like modifications or miscalculations might influence counts in some contexts, but they do not specifically account for the definitive drop you would observe when documents are removed entirely from a given space. Reindexing generally pertains to updating or reorganizing documents rather than outright deletions. Therefore, the clearest interpretation of such a count difference is the deletion of documents, making this the most applicable explanation.