How can I access Turbo tax programs and data from prior years?

[flowerchild0610]

Want to access prior years data using the version of Turbo tax desktop that I used for that year and is still installed on my PC. When I try to access it, it only allows me to start a new return. Is all that data gone? Did I miss something that told me about this? Thx

[mesquitebean]

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@ flowerchild0610 wrote:
Want to access prior years data using the version of Turbo tax desktop that I used for that year and is still installed on my PC. When I try to access it, it only allows me to start a new return. Is all that data gone? Did I miss something that told me about this? Thx

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Are you using the Windows or Mac version?

It could just be that the large shortcut icons are not in your TurboTax main screen.    First see if you can find evidence of the data files at all using the steps below.  

For past year returns prepared in desktop software, search your entire system for any files ending in *.taxYYYY where you put the year for YYYY, such as *.tax2024 or you can search on just *.tax and that might work.    See if those searches find them.  If not, post back.

In Windows, the default folder is the Documents\TurboTax folder.   Also check any external backup you have including cloud backup like OneDrive, if applicable.