Yeah....too bad you didn''t create PDF files at the time you originally e-filed them.
We keep pushing people to do that but many don't listen.
And.....correct....your Online Intuit account does not have a record of any filings you may have made with the Desktop software....it might have a record of a payment you might have made to file a state software set (other than NY), but no actual filing record...that's all kept in the desktop software itself.
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A couple other things that may or may not affect you.
1) If the .taxyyyy datafiles you are attempting to open, were originally saved directly to a usb flash drive from the software...those files are commonly corrupted. Always save them directly to your main system hard drive, then just copy-paste them to the flash drive from the main hard drive for a backup.
2) Likewise, if you now have those .taxyyyy datafiles on a remote or flashdrive, copy-past them to a known location on your hard drive before attempting to open them with the TTX desktop software.
3) If you have any state files as a part of that .taxyyyy datafile, make sure your desktop software has that/those state(s) installed already before attempting to open the datafile.
4)...and make sure the software is all fully updated first too,
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Other than those items...nothing else I can think of...unless you do have a backup copy of those files stored somewhere, you might be able to recover them that way. (I put extra backup copies of all my tax files, both .taxyyyy and .pdf files, on a usb flashdrive, in my bank safe deposit box every year)
____________*Answers are correct to the best of my knowledge when posted, but should not be considered to be legal or official tax advice.*
