topic Can not open 2021 tax return get &quot;Checking for updates&quot; visible for approximately 1 second, then it disappears and nothing happens. Using a CD in a Mac. Any suggestions? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-not-open-2021-tax-return-get-checking-for-updates-visible-for-approximately-1-second-then-it/01/2830295#M1029148 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:20:16 GMT obenshain 2026-02-23T10:20:16Z Can not open 2021 tax return get "Checking for updates" visible for approximately 1 second, then it disappears and nothing happens. Using a CD in a Mac. Any suggestions? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-not-open-2021-tax-return-get-checking-for-updates-visible-for-approximately-1-second-then-it/01/2830295#M1029148 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:20:16 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-not-open-2021-tax-return-get-checking-for-updates-visible-for-approximately-1-second-then-it/01/2830295#M1029148 obenshain 2026-02-23T10:20:16Z Re: Can not open 2021 tax return get "Checking for updates" visible for approximately 1 second, then it disappears and nothing happens. Using a CD in a Mac. Any suggestions? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-can-not-open-2021-tax-return-get-checking-for-updates-visible-for-approximately-1-second-then-it/01/2830349#M1029637 <P>I'm not a MAC user. But a solution that I've seen that seems to have worked for a number of people, is to remove the CD from the CD drive. Makes no sense to me. But hey, if it works, so what!</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 24 Jan 2023 19:29:03 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-can-not-open-2021-tax-return-get-checking-for-updates-visible-for-approximately-1-second-then-it/01/2830349#M1029637 Carl 2023-01-24T19:29:03Z Re: Can not open 2021 tax return get "Checking for updates" visible for approximately 1 second, t... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-can-not-open-2021-tax-return-get-checking-for-updates-visible-for-approximately-1-second-t/01/2830489#M1030654 <P>Please see the following TurboTax help article to assist you with troubleshooting your update issue.</P> <P><A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/update-products/troubleshoot-turbotax-mac-updating-issues/L2QTZw9Xr_US_en_US" target="_blank">Troubleshoot TurboTax for Mac updating issues</A></P> Tue, 24 Jan 2023 20:14:04 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-can-not-open-2021-tax-return-get-checking-for-updates-visible-for-approximately-1-second-t/01/2830489#M1030654 MichelleLO 2023-01-24T20:14:04Z