@ sgross0453 wrote:
transferring entire computer hard drive from old computer to new. don't see way to get 2018 data into the set up of 2019
You didn't specify what TurboTax version, but since you mention "drive", I assume you are referring to the 2019 desktop software (CD/download) as opposed to Online TurboTax. You didn't say if it's the Windows or Mac version.
The 2019 product has to first be fully installed and operational on the new computer. I don't know what you mean by transferring the drive. Does that mean cloning from an old drive to the new computer's drive, or using a disk image, or physically moving the hard drive from one computer to the other? In any case, is 2019 TurboTax installed and operational on the new computer?
And do you have the *.tax2018 data file from last year on the new computer? In the Windows version the default location is the \Documents\TurboTax folder, but it will depend on where you saved or placed it.
If so, here are the steps in the Windows version:
- Launch your 2019 TurboTax, and at the main screen chose to start a new return. This can be done by either clicking a blue "Begin" or "Start a New Return" button, or by going to the top left corner of the interface, clicking on the FILE menu, and in the dropdown choosing "New Tax Return."
- Then TurboTax will search your computer for any *.tax2018 data file to transfer in.
- If it finds the data file, it will ask you if you want to transfer the 2018 data file into your new 2019 return.
- If it doesn't find it, you can click on the "Browse" link on that screen to bring up a file directory box where you can point TurboTax to the location of the 2018 data file.
