@user17572573138
OK, you got it now.....but..
When you start the 2024 desktop software for the very first time, it looks for 2023 file because it "thinks" you are starting a new tax return, and it looks for a 2023 file to transfer in as much of the 2023 info that might be used again for 2024 too.
For your situation, when you first started the software, you could have ignored that, and gone up to the "file" selection in the menu, and searched for the 2024 file that you transferred over, and opened it from there.
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Double-clicking on the file itself sometimes works, but sometimes tries to open the file in the wrong year's desktop software (if other years are installed). Since you've already accessed your file (and presumably saved it at least once), you should now be able to start up the desktop tax software first, and find it as a selection on the opening screen. Whatever works for you.
____________*Answers are correct to the best of my knowledge when posted, but should not be considered to be legal or official tax advice.*
