How to delete all Emails from a particular sender in Gmail

If you are a Gmail user, your inbox or email archive folder might always look cluttered. Why? We are rarely bothered about deleting messages we no longer require. That said, most email programs and services allow you to sort email messages by a particular sender and delete them if present in bulk. Today, we will see how to delete all emails at once from one specific sender in Gmail.

The Search function in Gmail has a vital role in this task. This little feature in Gmail allows you to search for all messages from a particular sender and then delete them all at once without having to navigate from one page to another to delete them. All the deleted emails are moved to Trash immediately. So, you can access the Trash section to permanently delete all those emails and also move some emails to the Inbox or other section if deleted accidentally.

How to delete all emails from a particular sender in Gmail

There are three ways to delete all emails from a specific sender in Gmail. These are:

Search by Email ID
Create Filter
Use the right-click menu.

1] Search by Email ID

The straightforward way to delete all emails from a sender in Gmail is to use the search box (or Search email option) on the Gmail account. Type the email ID, and then press the Enter key. It will list all the emails that have this email in the conversation. So, if it’s sent by a particular sender or the email is a part of the email thread or conversation, it will show up. To filter from a specific contact, click the From button or drop-down menu, type a name or email address or select an email address from the given list. It will then further show emails sent by that person.

You can then select the checkbox on top of everything, and it will select all the emails. If you get a suggestion where it asks to Select all conversations that match the search, click on it, and all the emails will be selected. Click on the Delete icon and all the emails will be removed.

2] Create Filter

if you need to bulk delete emails from a sender in your Gmail account every day, creating a filter is a better option, so you don’t have to repeat the steps every time. Here are the steps:

Open Gmail and then click on the gear icon on the top-right of the page
Then click on the See all settings icon to open the Settings page
Switch to the Filters and Blocked Addresses section
Click on the Create a new filter link.

It will open a Filter form where you can type in the email address, and email subject, fill in the Has the words option, etc., to make the filter more accurate and tailored to your needs.

Finally, click on the Create filter option, and it will ask you what should happen next. You can select options like Apply the label, Mark as read, Delete it, and more. The best way to go forward is to add a label. It will ensure you can find the emails from the person and then choose to delete them. Also, select the checkbox that says Also apply filter to [number of email threads] matching conversations.

Press the Create filter button. You can also Update filter later when needed. Post this, all you need to do is click on the label available at the left section or search with that, and you will see the results instantly. To delete, select the main checkbox and then choose to delete it.

3] Use the right-click menu

This option uses the Search mail option. All you need to do is right-click on an email and select the Find emails from [Sender Name] option. This will filter the emails and only emails (including email conversations) from that particular sender will be visible. Select all those emails and use the Delete option to move them to trash. Some messages in Trash or Spam may also be present that match your search. You can also view such messages and then delete them.

That’s all.

Now read: Gmail emails going to Trash folder instead of Inbox [Fixed]

How do I do a mass delete of emails in Gmail?

If you are sure this is what you want to do, then click on the Select box or icon on the left part of Gmail. After this, click on the Select all conversations in Primary option. Finally, press press the Delete button. This will delete all the emails in bulk from the Primary section.

How do I pull all emails from one sender in Gmail?

To pull all emails from one sender on your Gmail account, type in the name or email address of the sender in the Search box, and hit Enter to find all the related emails. You can also refine your search using filters like Has attachment, Any time (Older than a week, Older than 6 months, Custom range, etc.) and perform the Advanced search to fetch emails from a particular sender.