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New Member
posted Oct 30, 2019 6:16:00 AM

Downloading new computer

If I download turbo tax to a new computer, will it recognize me or will I have to put in all my information again?

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New Member
Oct 30, 2019 6:16:02 AM

Your tax info is saved in the files that TurboTax creates and saves on your machine. These files are named with your name, *TT, and the tax year. So, for example, my tax file from tax year 2017 would be something like Turbotaxtara.TT17.

If you started preparing a return on one computer and then decide to move to a new computer, you'll want to copy all the *.TT17 files from your old computer to your new computer. Then, you'll be able to pick up where you left off.

New Member
Nov 4, 2019 5:22:58 PM

I changed my computer and would like to re-download the 2018 software, which I paid for last year. Can this be done?