---
name: force
description: |
  When this flag is set, Terragrunt will force the migration of the backend state, even if the bucket containing it has versioning disabled.
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. Migrating backend state without versioning enabled can result in irreversible data loss.

</Aside>
