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My Turbo Tax software and tax data is kept on my computer. To review later, I have to update but I do not want changes. How do I proceed?

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February 17, 2024
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How do I avoid updating sofware when returing to an older year TurboTax?

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SteamTrain

Employee

@oldsdw1

For Desktop Software Only

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If you are on a MAC computer...don't know.

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IF on a Windows computer, start the TTX software for the year in question.

Go up to the top menu and select the "Online" dropdown menu.

Select "Updater Preferences" from the Dropdown menu.

Then select "I do not have an internet connection" from those choices.

That stops auto-updating, and you can use the same dropdown menu at any time to select "Check for Updates" from the main menu at any time later.

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Yeah, I always stop the auto-updates.....particularly after I have e-filed...but I don't usually e-file until well into March...after almost all significant bugs have been fixed.

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oldsdw1Author

Thanks for the reply. But how do I get into TurboTax for that old year without being forced to update the software?

SteamTrain

Employee

IF you don't have it set that way already, then you'll have to let it update (I think).

Or..you look at your PDF for that year instead....you absolutely MUST be creating a PDF file of each year's tax file after your final e-file is accepted...two copies...1) Filing only copy and...2) All forms and worksheets copy. Then you never need the software to view your tax files. And Backed up on a USB flashdrive, because computers, or their disk drives, will crash in an unrecoverable fashion.

For the future, always turn off the auto=update, and run the update yourself once a week until you've efiled.

____________*Answers are correct to the best of my knowledge when posted, but should not be considered to be legal or official tax advice.*