If you deleted the file recently through Finder, it is likely still in your Trash.
- Open the Trash from your Dock.
- Search for a file ending in .tax2024 (or whichever year you were working on).
- Right-click the file and select Put Back. This returns it to its original folder (usually Documents > TurboTax) so the software can find it easily.
Sometimes the file isn't deleted; it was just moved.
- Press Command + Spacebar and type .tax
- If a list of returns appears, look for the one with the most recent date.
- Hold the Command key while clicking the file in the search results to see exactly which folder it is sitting in.