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How do I deal with a hung instance of Turbotax Deluxe? I hit Save, and it's now shown the spinning "Saving return" icon for 15 minutes.

Turbotax Deluxe State/Federal for TY2022
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MichelleLO
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How do I deal with a hung instance of Turbotax Deluxe? I hit Save, and it's now shown the spinning "Saving return" icon for 15 minutes.

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How do I deal with a hung instance of Turbotax Deluxe? I hit Save, and it's now shown the spinning "Saving return" icon for 15 minutes.

No, this is the Windows application; from Help/About:
TurboTax.exe 2022.47.21.46
WinPerRelease 022.000.0471

When the busy icon is running, I can't interact with turbotax with the mouse or keyboard. But I did find a work-around; I think the problem is that the busy icon is running as a separate process:

  • Minimize turbotax
  • This leaves the busy icon still visible on screen
  • Un-minimize turbotax
  • This leaves the busy icon running behind turbotax, but I can then use the mouse and keyboard to drive turbotax
  • Repeat any time that a busy indicator appears (which is frequently)

I checked that, after saving my return, the file had been fully written even though the "Saving return" icon was still running.

CarissaM
Intuit Alumni

How do I deal with a hung instance of Turbotax Deluxe? I hit Save, and it's now shown the spinning "Saving return" icon for 15 minutes.

Thank you for letting us know about this issue. I will relay this over to the best team to look into this, so we can look into an update in the future. @mgfrobozz 

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