If you use the CD or download Turbo. Tax software, your tax files are stored wherever you save them on the computer that you use. In Windows the default location is the My Documents\Turbo. Tax folder, but you could have saved them somewhere else.
By default, Turbo. Tax files are located on your C: drive [unless you have changed your settings] at this address: C: Usersyour name, documents, turbo, and tax. The files have an extension “.tax[YEAR],” for example, .tax2020, .tax2019, etc. You can search your hard drive for Turbo. Tax files by putting an asterisk in front of the extension: *.tax2019. This should find all your 2019 Turbo, and tax files.
Where is my 2019 TurboTax data file?
The files have an extension “.tax [YEAR],” for example, .tax2020, .tax2019, etc. You can search your hard drive for Turbo. Tax files by putting an asterisk in front of the extension: *.tax2019. This should find all your 2019 Turbo, and tax files .
Where are my tax files on Turbo Tax?
, turbo Tax does not have copies of your tax files when you use the CD or download software . The files are only on your own computer and any backup copies that you make. June 4, 2019 10:11 PM Where are tax files stored? If I get rid of this computer before next year how will Turbo tax find my records? Should I store them in Dropbox ?
Where does TurboTax save my tax return?
By default, Turbo. Tax saves tax files in the My Documents Turbo, and tax folder. After locating the path to the tax file on your computer, open your tax return using the same version of Turbo. Tax for that year. For example, open your 2020 return in the Turbo. Tax 2020 program and your 2019 return in Turbo, and tax 2019. Lost or misplaced your CD or download?
This begs the inquiry “How do I open a tax file in TurboTax?”
Search for .tax files. Important : To open your tax file in Turbo. Tax, you’ll need the the same version of Turbo. Tax as the tax file’s year. For example, you’ll need to open your 2021 tax return in Turbo, and tax 2021.
How do I open a tax file prepared in TurboTax?
A .tax file can only be opened in the Turbo. Tax CD/Download software. Because it’s stored locally on your computer, we can’t retrieve tax data files prepared in the Turbo. Tax CD/Download software.
How do I move my TurboTax data to a new computer?
Here’s how to securely move it to your new computer while minimizing the chances of data corruption: Make sure your new computer has Turbo. Tax installed on it. Connect a thumb drive or other portable device to your old computer. Copy or move your tax data file to the device. (We recommend copying instead of dragging and dropping.).
, installing turbo Tax from your hard drive involves copying files from the CD to your computer, and then installing from the copied files, rather than directly from the CD. This procedure can be used to work around problematic installation issues. First, copy the files from the CD to your hard drive: Insert the Turbo. Tax CD into your CD drive.
What do I do if my TurboTax file is corrupted?
After copying, open Turbo. Tax, browse to where you copied your tax file and open it to make sure it didn’t get corrupted. If your file somehow got corrupted, delete it from your device and your new computer and repeat these steps from the beginning.