File Locations:  Local Workstation RevControl vs PDMWorks\Data\RevControl on server

Hello everyone, why is it the server has 6 or 7 times as many files as the local workstation? I need to extract a full copy of the files and need to be sure the local workstation copy of the data is current and all there. The server RevControl area isn't organized like it is on the local workstation. Any thoughts? Maybe the server is holding all the versions of the files where the workstation is showing me only the latest version?

thank you!

Steve