Correct, I cannot download the free state (heck I would pay for it if I had to). I had to download and install TT2018 on my new computer and then attempted to open the 2018 tax file. It stalls out on saying it needs to download my state return in order to finish opening the file.
But I also tried the idea you suggested. I created a new tax return and went to the state section and it bogged down/froze as I descibed in detail in my orginal post.
So I am not sure what else to do.
All I want to do is open the tax file and create a PDF of it.
