How can I force update the Maven repository with the idea?

To force update the Maven repository, you can follow these steps:

1. Clean local repository: Execute the following command in the command line to remove all cached files and downloaded dependencies from the local Maven repository.
2. Remove all dependencies from the local repository.
3. To force update the remote repository: locate the pom.xml file in the root directory of the Maven project, modify it and add the following configuration.
4. 
   
   central
   https://repo1.maven.org/maven2
   
   always
   
   
   
   This code block defines a repository with the ID “central” and a URL pointing to “https://repo1.maven.org/maven2”. It also specifies that snapshots should always be updated.
5. This will force Maven to always check and download the latest snapshots and release versions in the repository.
6. Update Maven itself by executing the following command to bring Maven to the latest version.
7. Update the parent version using Maven.
8. This will check and download the latest version of Maven.
9. Force update project dependencies: Execute the following command to update the dependencies in the project to the latest version.
10. Update the Maven properties versions.
11. This will check and download the latest versions of all dependencies for the project.
12. Rebuild project: Execute the following command in the command line to rebuild and install the project.
13. perform a clean installation using Maven
14. This will recompile the project and install the new dependencies to the local repository.

By following the above steps, you can force update the Maven repository and retrieve the latest dependencies. Please be aware that this process may take some time, especially on the first execution, as it requires downloading and installing all dependencies.