Tax file transfer from one computer to another

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My old computer locked up today after an evening of completing my taxes on Turbo Tax 2018.

I uploaded the software into another laptop, but it will not upload the file from OneDrive.

Any idea?

TurboTax Home & Biz Windows

VolvoGirl

Level 15

Did you get the program installed ok? Will it let you start a new return? And you have the tax return file ending in .tax2018? Did you first move it from one drive to the laptop?

Do you get any error code (like 190) or message?

After you get the program installed the first thing to do before you open your tax return is to update the program and install any state programs you had. Then open your file. So you first might need to start a fake return to be able to download the state program (go to FILE - NEW TAX RETURN)

Then go to FILE -Open and find your return.

vidalrgAuthor

Level 2

thank you very much, my problem is that the file has been saved as a pdf.file. i can't convert it to turbotax>?

VolvoGirl

Level 15

Sorry no. You need the actual data file ending in .tax2018 to open in the program. You didn't save both the pdf and .tax2018 files for backup? Is your old computer completely dead and crashed? Were you able to file your return? If the hard drive is ok you can take it out and put it in a cheap external enclosure to access it.