---
name: force
description: |
  When this flag is set, Terragrunt will delete the backend state regardless of whether the bucket containing it has versioning enabled.
type: bool
env:
  - TG_FORCE
---

import { Aside } from '@astrojs/starlight/components';

<Aside type="danger">

This flag is dangerous and should be used with caution.

Gruntwork recommends always enabling versioning on your backend state resources. Deleting backend state without versioning enabled can result in irreversible data loss.

</Aside>
