Classic error: Unable to update index for central|http://repo1.maven.org/maven2

Question

I am facing a situation where my eclipse indigo is \"Unable to update index for central|http://repo1.maven.org/maven2\".

I am using an external Maven 3.

Answer 1

If after what's being said you have the problem again you can delete the folder .m2 from my documents or /home and let your IDE re-download the folder for you, it solved the same problem of mine.