@rpalker wrote:
Thank you so much for the response.
Does the recommended method work, when the original computer where the 2012 through 2018 tax files are, is running Windows 7, and the new Computer is running Windows 8 or 10?
Will the 2019 Turbo Tax (which will not run on Windows 7) transfer all the pertinent data from the previous tax files, especially the 2018 tax file?
TurboTax transfers data only from the immediately preceding year. The 2019 TurboTax program will transfer data only from your 2018 tax data file (the .tax2018 file). You should still copy the .tax2016 and .tax2017 files to the new computer in case you need them for any reason, such as to file an amended return. You should also copy the PDF files for all previous years. But only the .tax2018 file is actually used to transfer data.
The .tax20xx files are the same in all versions of Windows. It makes no difference if you use it to transfer data in a different version of Windows than where the file was created.
