What is the method for cleaning the Maven cache?

To clear Maven’s cache, you can follow these steps:

1. Open the command line tool and navigate to the installation directory of Maven.
2. Clear the local repository by running the command “mvn dependency:purge-local-repository”
3. Once the command is executed, the operation of clearing the cache will be completed.

Additionally, if you only want to clean specific cache files, you can manually delete the corresponding files or directories in the Maven repository. The local Maven repository is typically located in the .m2 folder in the user’s directory (C:\Users\username\.m2 on Windows, /home/username/.m2 on Linux), where you can find cache files and their directory structure, and delete the necessary files as needed. However, be cautious as manually deleting cache files may cause project build failures or missing dependencies, so it is recommended to proceed with caution and backup important files before any action.