Of course, you could also just buy a new download installation file to read the 2021 data if you don't have the PDF files. You would then need to start a dummy file to download whatever state(s) you may need before you try to open the older 2021 datafile.
Buying a downloaded 2021 installation file doesn't depend on any new laptops having a physical CD drive too.....adn you can then download the file again if needed for 3-4 years (depending on what year is involved)
TurboTax 2021 Prior Year Tax Prep - File Past Years' Taxes (intuit.com)
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Of course, if you bought the CD, but then used the download option to get that TTX installation file instead, then you may already have a 2021 installation file within an existing TTX account that you could use now.....but not if you actually used the CD itself to install 2021.
____________*Answers are correct to the best of my knowledge when posted, but should not be considered to be legal or official tax advice.*
