Netbeans: Transferring Maven Repository index: Central - stuck at 0%

Question

I\'m unable to get the Central Maven repo index. I\'m running Netbeans 7.0.1 and have tried rebooting my PC, rebooting Netbeans 4 times and alternate mirrors. It sits at 0

Answer 1

How to Stop Netbeans: Transferring repository index
I see at status bar, that Netbeans is Transferring repository index : java.net repository. It slows down my computer very much. Very annoying.

Solution for Netbeans 7.4 (and possibly later versions, 8.0):
Tools | Options | Java | Maven | Index”, find “Index Update Frequency” and then adjust how often it should be updated (Never :).