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Brother ControlCenter is the free software that comes with your Brother scanner. So why would you be looking for an alternative? There are two main reasons people look for an alternative:
Close the Brother ControlCenter4 program if it is running. If the icon is in the system tray right-click on it and select CLOSE. The update cannot be performed if the Brother ControlCenter4 is running. Locate and double-click on the decompressed file labeled ControlCenter4 Updater.exe. Open Brother Utilities: - Windows 7 or earlier: Click Start → (All) Programs →Brother → Brother Utilities.-Windows 8, 8.1 or 10: Click Brother Utilities. Click the dropdown list to select your model if it's not already selected. Click ControlCenter4. There are four types of scans operations available as listed below. Download Brother MFC-J870DW ControlCenter4 Update Tool 4.2.375.1 (Printer / Scanner).
- ControlCenter no longer works on their operating system (like on macOS Catalina)
- They want more features from their scanner than ControlCenter provides.
Why VueScan is a good alternative
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Brother has recommended that customers use iPrint&Scan application or Image Capture. But you might also want to use VueScan Scanner Software. VueScan works on over 6000 scanners, even scanners that are no longer supported by their scanner vendor, so you can use VueScan with any scanner you might own.
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You might also want to use more advanced features than came with ControlCenter. You might want to put multiple photos on the flatbed and have VueScan separate them automatically - you can do that with VueScan. You might want to extract text from your documents (OCR) - you can do that with VueScan. Download VueScan and start trying all the advanced features today.
ControlCenter Pros
- Comes free with your scanner
- Offers basic scanning features
- Easy to do a quick PDF scan
ControlCenter Cons
- Doesn’t work on macOS Catalina
- Lacks more advanced features
You can't. Only Brother has a program to do that. They may have left it out in the update. Unless they state otherwise it is their fault, not Apple's. If they claim it still works in your version of macOS then see the following:
A Troubleshooting Procedure that may Fix Problems with macOS El Capitan or Later
You should try each, one at a time, then test to see if the problem is fixed before going on to the next.
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Be sure to backup your files before proceeding if possible.
- Shutdown the computer, wait 30 seconds, restart the computer.
- Disconnect all third-party peripherals.
- Reset your Startup Disk and Sound preferences.
- Start the computer in Safe Mode. Test in safe mode to see if the problem persists, then restart normally.
- Use Apple Hardware Test to see if there is any hardware malfunction.
- Repair the disk by booting from the Recovery HD. Immediately after the chime hold down the Command and Rkeys until the Utility Menu appears. Choose Disk Utility and click on the Continue button. Select the indented (usually, Macintosh HD) volume entry from the side list. Click on the First Aid button in the toolbar. Wait for the Done button to appear. Quit Disk Utility and return to the Utility Menu. Restart the computer from the Apple Menu.
- Repair permissions on the Home folder: Resolve issues caused by changing the permissions of items in your home folder.
- Create a New User Account Open Users & Groups preferences. Click on the lock icon and enter your Admin password when prompted. On the left under Current User click on the Add [+] button under Login Options. Setup a new Admin user account. Upon completion log out of your current account then log into the new account. If your problems cease, then consider switching to the new account and transferring your files to it - Transferring files from one User Account to another.
- Download and install the OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 Combo Update or 10.12.6 Combo Update or Download macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 Combo Update as needed.
- Reinstall OS X by booting from the Recovery HD using the Command and R keys. When the Utility Menu appears select Reinstall OS X then click on the Continue button.
- Erase and Install OS X Restart the computer. Immediately after the chime hold down the CommandandRkeys until the Apple logo appears. When the Utility Menu appears:
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- Select Disk Utility from the Utility Menu and click on Continue button.
- When Disk Utility loads select the drive (out-dented entry) from the Device list.
- Click on the Erase icon in Disk Utility's toolbar. A panel will drop down.
- Set the Format type to APFS (for SSDs only) or Mac OS Extended (Journaled.)
- Click on the Apply button, then wait for the Done button to activate and click on it.
- Quit Disk Utility and return to the Utility Menu.
- Select Reinstall OS X and click on the Continue button.
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If none of the above helps then see How to Downgrade macOS High Sierra and macOS Reversion- How to Downgrade from High Sierra.
Apr 19, 2018 11:10 AM