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Rakesh Kumar 335Rakesh Kumar 335 

Unable to download Salesforce project to Eclipse

I get the following error when downloading salesforce project to eclipse
"Could not find https://developer.salesforce.com/media/force-ide/eclipse45"
"Unable to connect to repository https://developer.salesforce.com/media/force-ide/eclipse45/compositeContent.xml
Unable to connect to repository https://developer.salesforce.com/media/force-ide/eclipse45/compositeContent.xml
Connection timed out: connect"
My salesforce credentials are 100% correct.
Eclipse Version: Oxygen Release (4.7.0)
Build id: 20170620-1800
Any help? Could you please provide step by step instructions please..
Thanks
IDE Eclipse
Best Answer chosen by Rakesh Kumar 335
Maharajan CMaharajan C
Hi Rakesh:

Step by Step:https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.eclipse.meta/eclipse/ide_install.htm

Regarding your error :Configure Eclipse to use your proxy server. These settings can be found in your Eclipse Preferences, under General > Network Connections."
https://developer.salesforce.com/forums/?id=906F0000000AqhIIAS
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1500646/eclipse-3-5-unable-to-install-plugins

Can you please Let me know if it works or not!!!

If it helps don't forget to mark this as a best answer!!!

Thanks,
​Raj

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Maharajan CMaharajan C
Hi Rakesh:

Step by Step:https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.eclipse.meta/eclipse/ide_install.htm

Regarding your error :Configure Eclipse to use your proxy server. These settings can be found in your Eclipse Preferences, under General > Network Connections."
https://developer.salesforce.com/forums/?id=906F0000000AqhIIAS
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1500646/eclipse-3-5-unable-to-install-plugins

Can you please Let me know if it works or not!!!

If it helps don't forget to mark this as a best answer!!!

Thanks,
​Raj
This was selected as the best answer
Rakesh Kumar 335Rakesh Kumar 335
Maharaja
I combined various things and it worked finally.
These are the steps i followed:
Installed latest Eclipse
Dragged Force.com IDE plugin from Market place
and added window-->open perspective-->force.com project
Downloaded the project!
Thanks anyways
Sunny NarulaSunny Narula

There is a blank page over this link
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.eclipse.meta/eclipse/ide_install.htm

Not working
https://developer.salesforce.com/forums/?id=906F0000000AqhIIAS

Below is the screenshot

User-added image

If there is alternative please suggest 
 


 
Sunny NarulaSunny Narula

https://developer.salesforce.com/media/force-ide/eclipse45

Not working 
Emily Hicks-Rotella 8Emily Hicks-Rotella 8
Sunny I am having the same issue - did you ever solve?
yasmeen alizayyasmeen alizay
https://developer.salesforce.com/media/force-ide/eclipse45
Not working 
Sunny NarulaSunny Narula

Hi Yasmeen,
I tried a lot but nothing was found to move ahead with Eclipse ... then I switched to VS Code.. 
https://code.visualstudio.com/
https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en/content/learn/projects/quickstart-vscode-salesforce/vscode-salesforce-ready

I trust this will be helpful.. Cheers 
mobius_testmobius_test
Force.com IDE has been retired as of 10/2019 in favor of Visual Studio Code -- https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=000352074&type=1