How do I download my almost completed 2017 return so I can complete and file it, and then proceed with my 2018 return?

[joyce13dragon]

My old PC was Vista, and Turbotax needed to use newer Windows which I now have.  I am still having trouble getting 2017 download which was almost finished!

[DoninGA]

To access your current or prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the userID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/

Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and on the section Your tax returns & documents click on Show.  Click on the Year and Click on Download/print return (PDF)

You can also get free transcripts of your federal return from the IRS - http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Get-Transcript

If you used the desktop CD/Download editions installed on your computer, the only copy of your tax data file and any PDF's will be on the computer where the return was created.  TurboTax does not store online any returns completed using the desktop editions.

See this TurboTax support FAQ for when access to prior year online tax returns expire - https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/when-does-access-to-my-prior-year-turbotax-...

In TurboTax Free Edition, you can purchase PLUS to unlock your prior-year .tax file.

The exact instructions will vary depending on the status of your 2018 TurboTax Online return (select one):

• I haven't started a 2018 return yet
• I started a 2018 return but haven't filed it yet
• I've already filed my 2018 return

[VolvoGirl]

Then you need to do 2018?

Online is closed now so you can not start a new 2018 return.  Oct 15, 2019 was the last day to efile.  You need to buy the 2018 Desktop Download to do 2018 now.  You can buy 2018 Desktop download on the prior year products page here,
https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products/

You now have to print and mail 2018. Be sure to attach copies of your W2s and any 1099s that have withholding on them.  You have to mail federal and state in separate envelopes because they go to different places.  Get a tracking number from the post office when you mail them for proof of filing.

How to print and mail from the Desktop program
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/print-and-file/help/how-do-i-print-and-mail-a-return-in-the-turbot...