Background
Terraform will store state in a terraform.tfstate file in the working directory in local operations, but you may notice a terraform.tfstate file under the .terraform directory. Despite having the same name, this is not the state file.
Example
Explanation
Terraform will create a terraform.tfstate file under the .terraform/ directory when a backend or cloud block is configured.
This file stores information about the backend connection, including access credentials, and is not interoperable with the state file.
Additional Information
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