@TeresaTMatthews
TurboTax 2018 can only open a tax data file which ends in the *.tax2018 file extension. Have you found the data file ending in that extension? The default location for the 2018 tax data file in Windows 10 is in the Documents>TurboTax folder, but it could have been saved elsewhere. Make note of its location.
You mentioned 2017 files. If TurboTax is trying to access and transfer in a 2017 data file, that means you are starting a new 2018 return and not opening an existing one. Use the steps below to correctly open an existing *.tax2018 data file.
Here's how to open an existing *.tax2018 data file (assuming you have found it).
- Launch your 2018 TurboTax program.
- At the main screen, go to the top left corner of the TurboTax interface, click on FILE, and in the dropdown menu, click on OPEN TAX RETURN.
- An explorer window will pop up, and you can point TurboTax to the location of the existing *.tax2018 data file.
