Hello VolvoGirl. I have found the tilde files to be unreliable backups (some seem to disappear unexpectedly). Therefore, I periodically create (in Windows Explorer) my own backup copies of my TurboTax file as I am working.
I consider the TurboTax file that is in place when I start and finish the federal and state e-file process to be my final file. So I want that specific date and time stamp to always be on my final file in Windows Explorer. The unexpected auto-save function by TurboTax has made that goal a little more difficult, but I’ve found a simple enough way to accomplish that.
Perhaps TurboTax should have an option whereby the users can select whether or not they want TurboTax to automatically and periodically save their files. This would be similar to the current Updater Preferences in TurboTax. Give the user a choice.
