How to resolve errors in cleaning the local repository in Maven?

When encountering errors while cleaning the local repository with Maven, you can try the following solutions:

  1. Clean up a specific dependency: use the command mvn dependency:purge-local-repository -DreResolve=false -DincludeArtifactIds=[artifactId] to clean the specified dependency. Replace [artifactId] with the name of the dependency to be cleaned.
  2. Clean up all dependencies: Use the command “mvn dependency:purge-local-repository” to clean up all dependencies in the local repository.
  3. Clean local repository cache: Navigate to the ~/.m2/repository directory in the Maven repository directory and delete all files and folders within that directory. Then, restart the project and Maven will re-download the necessary dependencies.
  4. Manually remove dependencies: You can solve the issue by manually deleting the incorrect dependencies in the local repository. Locate the ~/.m2/repository directory in the Maven repository, then find the corresponding dependency based on the project’s groupId and artifactId structure, and manually delete it.
  5. Clean up Maven cache: Go to the C:\Users\YourUsername\.m2\wrapper\dists directory in the ~/.m2 folder of the Maven installation directory and delete all files and folders within that directory.
  6. Update the Maven version: If the previous methods do not work, you can try upgrading Maven to the latest version, which may resolve some known issues.

If none of the above methods work, it may be necessary to have more specific error information to further analyze and solve the problem.

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