topic Re: TT Backup File Location in After you file

TT Backup File Location

HowardHelton — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:31:33 GMT

TT will not load my saved PDF file and suggests I can use the "Backup File: instructions at the link below." TT can't locate that page. Where is the Backup file?

Re: TT Backup File Location

Critter-3 — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 12:50:41 GMT

If you are using the downloaded program then it will only OPEN(load) a .taxfile not a PDF. So where did you save the .taxfile ? Do a search for them by opening the program and use the search file function.

Re: TT Backup File Location

Mike9241 — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 07:13:02 GMT

for the desktop app the backup file is hidden. for Window it's would be in the c:\users\"user name"\documents\Turbo Tax\

it will start with a tilde ~ and end with .tax2021

double click on it and it should open in the desktop app