内容来源：https://lifehacker.com/sort-email-by-sender-when-clearing-out-inbox?utm_medium=RSS

内容总结：

在应对堆积如山的电子邮件时，人们尝试过多种整理方法。这些方法虽各有不同，但通常都基于邮件接收的时间顺序进行处理。然而，有一种思路或许能带来新突破：尝试按发件人排序，或许能更高效地清理收件箱。

为何要按发件人排序？
传统整理方式（例如“4D法则”：删除、处理、委派、延期）往往按时间顺序逐封处理，难以快速识别规律。而按发件人排序，能直观显示谁最常联系您。如果是订阅邮件或群发列表，可一键批量删除；若是重要同事频繁来信，则能提醒您优先回复。即使习惯“即时处理每封邮件”，识别出发件人规律后，也能帮助您更快速判断轻重缓急。

操作方法

• Gmail用户：可对特定邮件右键选择“查找来自[发件人]的邮件”，或在搜索栏输入“from:[邮箱地址]”来集中查看同一发件人的所有邮件。目前Gmail暂不支持直接全局按发件人排序，但可通过此功能分批处理。
• Outlook用户：操作更为便捷。点击收件箱顶部的“筛选”→“排序方式”，或通过“视图”选项卡选择“发件人”排序，即可将整个收件箱按发件人排列，方便批量管理。

通过按发件人归类邮件，您可以从逐封处理的循环中跳脱出来，转为批量处理，从而提升邮箱整理效率。

中文翻译：

在清理堆积如山的收件箱时，人们尝试过各种永无止境的探索方法。这些方法各有侧重，总有一种能完全或基本满足你的需求，但它们都有一个共同点：依赖邮件接收的时间顺序。现在让我们颠覆这种思路，试试按发件人分类来梳理混乱的收件箱。

为何要按发件人分类收件箱

清理邮件时，你可能遵循着某种整理体系，比如"4D法则"——逐封决定删除、立即处理、委派他人或暂缓处理。但若只是机械地从最新邮件开始往下处理，就很难发现规律。每天的需求或往来邮件会因当下事务而异，呈现不同面貌。

按发件人而非时间排序，能清晰呈现你最常接收谁（或哪类）的邮件。如果是新闻通讯或邮件列表，可以一键全选删除；若是某位同事的邮件频繁出现，则暗示他们常需你的回复。此后你可以优先处理这些人的邮件，将其设为星标联系人，或特别关注他们的新来信。因为你知道这些邮件比其他邮件更重要。即使你采用"单次处理"或"两次处理"法（要求收到每封邮件立即打开），这种方法依然有效——当你识别出发件人规律后，会对特定发件人产生紧迫感。

与其逐封删除或转交邮件，不如尝试批量清理或处理特定发件人的所有邮件，从而加速整理流程。

如何在Gmail中按发件人分类

在Gmail中，若已找到目标发件人的任意邮件，可在收件箱右键点击该邮件选择"查找来自[发件人]的邮件"，系统将单独显示该发件人的所有邮件。你也可以在搜索栏输入"from:[对方邮箱地址]"，或点击高级搜索按钮，在"发件人"字段输入姓名来获取该视图。

每日通讯提示

遗憾的是，Gmail无法对整个收件箱按发件人排序，只能逐个发件人归类，但这仍有助于实现批量处理。

如何在Outlook中按发件人分类

Outlook在这方面优于Gmail。事实上，它不仅支持按发件人排序，还能按其他收件人、文件大小等多种方式整理整个收件箱。

点击收件箱顶部的"筛选"→"排序依据"。根据版本差异，你可能需要进入"视图"选项卡，在"排列"组中点击"发件人"选项。

邮件将按发件人自动归类排列，方便你批量打包或删除。

英文来源：

There are a lot of methods to try in the never-ending quest for a way to sort through and slim down our bulging inboxes. They're different enough that there's certainly one out there that matches or comes close to matching your exact needs, but they do all have one thing in common: They rely on the chronology of when each email came in. Let’s try turning that approach on its head, and instead, sort by sender to weed through the mess.
Why you should sort your inbox by sender
When purging your messages, you probably have an organizational system you follow, like the 4Ds. You go through and decide what gets deleted, done, delegated, or deferred—but there’s not much pattern recognition if you’re just starting at the top and working your way down. Every day's demands or outreach might look different depending on what you have going on at that time.
Sorting your inbox by sender instead of most recent helps you see whose (or what) messages you receive most. If it’s a newsletter or mailing list, you can delete them all in one go, but if it’s a specific person at work, you might get a signal that they tend to need a response from you. From there, you can prioritize their emails, maybe adding them as a favorite contact or paying special attention for new correspondence from them, since you know their messages are more consequential than others. Even if you're using the one- or two-touch methods, which call on you to open every single email the moment you get it, this can be helpful because you'll feel a sense of urgency around specific senders once you identify the patterns.
So instead of deleting or delegating emails one by one, you can try nuking or dealing with entire batches from certain senders to make the sorting process faster.
How to sort by sender in Gmail
In Gmail, if you’ve already found a message from the person or entity whose emails you want to bundle up, you can right-click it from your inbox and hit “find emails from.” This brings you to an inbox only of messages from that sender. You can also access this inbox by typing “from:[their email address]” in the search bar, or clicking the advanced search button and entering their name into the “from” field.
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Unfortunately, you can’t sort your entire Gmail inbox by sender, and instead can only make bundles sender by sender, but it still helps with batching them up.
How to sort by sender in Outlook
Outlook is better than Gmail for this method. In fact, it allows you to sort your entire inbox not only by sender, but by other recipients, size, and more.
At the top of the inbox, hit “Filter,” then “Sort by.” Depending on what version you’re running, you may have to go into the “View” tab and hit “From” in the Arrangement group.
The emails will line up in your inbox by sender, making them easy to bundle and delete.