Why sign in to the Community?

  • Submit a question
  • Check your notifications
Sign in to the Community or Sign in to TurboTax and start working on your taxes
New Member
posted Mar 14, 2023 11:09:02 AM

How to remove past years turbo tax filed returns from old computer to a new computer

I have been using turbo tax yearly for many years, filing 8-12 returns/year. Now my OLD computer is getting tired and time for a new one. How do I go about transferring all my Turbo tax past returns to my new computer, so I have them for future reference and also save any "Carry Forwards" to use when I load my 2022 Turbo Tax? Then, once transferred how do I go about removing turbo Tax from old computer? Please be somewhat detailed on how to's because I am not real great with this type of stuff!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE!

0 8 1169
8 Replies
Moderator
Mar 19, 2023 3:44:45 PM

You can copy the .ttxx files from your old computer onto a portable drive or online cloud storage and then copy them to your new computer. By default TurboTax CD/Download files are saved in a "TurboTax" folder within your Documents folder. ex: C:\Users\yourusername\Documents\TurboTax

 

 

Once you have copied the files over, you can delete the files on your computer just like any other files. If you are going to sell or donate your old computer, you may want to use a secure delete program to make sure your files are completely wiped.

New Member
Sep 16, 2024 9:24:07 AM

my old computer is dead do you have old returns onlinr?

Moderator
Sep 16, 2024 11:08:22 AM

Did you use TurboTax Online or TurboTax Download?

New Member
Dec 23, 2024 8:21:22 AM

how do I load to turbo tax 2023 onto a new computer that doesn't have a cd player

Moderator
Dec 23, 2024 11:38:41 AM

You can download Tax Year 2023 from the link and use the same license code. Please choose the current year for Tax Year 2023 , we haven't added Tax Year 2024 yet to the list. 

 

Thanks for choosing TurboTax Canada.

New Member
Mar 6, 2025 9:38:26 AM

How do I transfer past turbo tax files from old computer to new computer

New Member
Mar 6, 2025 10:51:24 AM

How do I transfer turbo tax returns from past years on old computer to new computer?

Moderator
Mar 6, 2025 2:52:21 PM

You will need to use a thumb drive and save your files from your old computer onto the thumb drive; look for TT. 21 or whatever year you are looking for. Then you will add them to your new computer and go to this TurboTax FAQ so that you can see how to download your old software, and you will need your license codes. 

Where can I get the Download edition of TurboTax?

 

Thank you for choosing TurboTax.