: The printer connects to a PC via USB and is recognized as a "Brother HL2 Maintenance Printer" or similar device.

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You can still scan manually by opening Brother ControlCenter4 from your Start Menu. The process will launch when needed and close when done.

brother filedg32.exe is a legitimate, safe, and useful component of Brother’s printer software ecosystem. It enables convenient scan-to-file features that many office and home users rely on daily.