diff --git a/webapp/src/components/App/Singlestudy/explore/Debug/Data/Folder.tsx b/webapp/src/components/App/Singlestudy/explore/Debug/Data/Folder.tsx
index 88c1aaea1e..99d1e08f46 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/App/Singlestudy/explore/Debug/Data/Folder.tsx
+++ b/webapp/src/components/App/Singlestudy/explore/Debug/Data/Folder.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import {
   type TreeFolder,
   type DataCompProps,
   isFolder,
-  canEditFile,
+  isProtected,
 } from "../utils";
 import { Fragment, useState } from "react";
 import EmptyView from "../../../../../common/page/SimpleContent";
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ import useConfirm from "../../../../../../hooks/useConfirm";
 import { deleteFile } from "../../../../../../services/api/studies/raw";
 import useEnqueueErrorSnackbar from "../../../../../../hooks/useEnqueueErrorSnackbar";
 import { toError } from "../../../../../../utils/fnUtils";
-import { useOutletContext } from "react-router";
-import type { StudyMetadata } from "../../../../../../common/types";
 import { useSnackbar } from "notistack";
 
 function Folder(props: DataCompProps) {
@@ -54,14 +52,12 @@ function Folder(props: DataCompProps) {
     filename,
     filePath,
     treeData,
-    canEdit,
     setSelectedFile,
     reloadTreeData,
     studyId,
   } = props;
 
   const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const { study } = useOutletContext<{ study: StudyMetadata }>();
   const replaceAction = useConfirm();
   const deleteAction = useConfirm();
   const { enqueueSnackbar } = useSnackbar();
@@ -126,14 +122,12 @@ function Folder(props: DataCompProps) {
           <ListSubheader>
             <Menubar>
               <Filename>{filename}</Filename>
-              {canEdit && (
-                <UploadFileButton
-                  studyId={studyId}
-                  path={(file) => `${filePath}/${file.name}`}
-                  onUploadSuccessful={reloadTreeData}
-                  validate={handleValidateUpload}
-                />
-              )}
+              <UploadFileButton
+                studyId={studyId}
+                path={(file) => `${filePath}/${file.name}`}
+                onUploadSuccessful={reloadTreeData}
+                validate={handleValidateUpload}
+              />
             </Menubar>
           </ListSubheader>
         }
@@ -159,7 +153,7 @@ function Folder(props: DataCompProps) {
               <Fragment key={filename}>
                 <ListItem
                   secondaryAction={
-                    canEditFile(study, path) && (
+                    !isProtected(path) && (
                       <IconButton
                         edge="end"
                         size="small"
@@ -212,10 +206,12 @@ function Folder(props: DataCompProps) {
         open={!!menuData}
         onClose={handleMenuClose}
       >
-        <MenuItem onClick={handleDeleteClick}>
-          <DeleteIcon sx={{ mr: 1 }} fontSize="small" />
-          {t("global.delete")}
-        </MenuItem>
+        {menuData && !isProtected(menuData.filePath) && (
+          <MenuItem onClick={handleDeleteClick}>
+            <DeleteIcon sx={{ mr: 1 }} fontSize="small" />
+            {t("global.delete")}
+          </MenuItem>
+        )}
       </Menu>
       {/* Confirm file replacement */}
       <ConfirmationDialog
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/App/Singlestudy/explore/Debug/Data/Json.tsx b/webapp/src/components/App/Singlestudy/explore/Debug/Data/Json.tsx
index f014626bf5..d94c1c55c3 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/App/Singlestudy/explore/Debug/Data/Json.tsx
+++ b/webapp/src/components/App/Singlestudy/explore/Debug/Data/Json.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { Filename, Flex, Menubar } from "./styles";
 import UploadFileButton from "../../../../../common/buttons/UploadFileButton";
 
-function Json({ filePath, filename, studyId, canEdit }: DataCompProps) {
+function Json({ filePath, filename, studyId }: DataCompProps) {
   const [t] = useTranslation();
   const { enqueueSnackbar } = useSnackbar();
   const [currentJson, setCurrentJson] = useState<JSONEditorProps["json"]>();
@@ -82,14 +82,12 @@ function Json({ filePath, filename, studyId, canEdit }: DataCompProps) {
         <Flex>
           <Menubar>
             <Filename>{filename}</Filename>
-            {canEdit && (
-              <UploadFileButton
-                studyId={studyId}
-                path={filePath}
-                accept={{ "application/json": [".json"] }}
-                onUploadSuccessful={handleUploadSuccessful}
-              />
-            )}
+            <UploadFileButton
+              studyId={studyId}
+              path={filePath}
+              accept={{ "application/json": [".json"] }}
+              onUploadSuccessful={handleUploadSuccessful}
+            />
             <DownloadButton onClick={handleDownload} />
           </Menubar>
           <JSONEditor
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/App/Singlestudy/explore/Debug/Data/Matrix.tsx b/webapp/src/components/App/Singlestudy/explore/Debug/Data/Matrix.tsx
index 26a211251d..ff4059a525 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/App/Singlestudy/explore/Debug/Data/Matrix.tsx
+++ b/webapp/src/components/App/Singlestudy/explore/Debug/Data/Matrix.tsx
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 import Matrix from "../../../../../common/Matrix";
 import type { DataCompProps } from "../utils";
 
-function DebugMatrix({ filename, filePath, canEdit }: DataCompProps) {
-  return <Matrix title={filename} url={filePath} canImport={!canEdit} />;
+function DebugMatrix({ filename, filePath }: DataCompProps) {
+  return <Matrix title={filename} url={filePath} />;
 }
 
 export default DebugMatrix;
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/App/Singlestudy/explore/Debug/Data/Text.tsx b/webapp/src/components/App/Singlestudy/explore/Debug/Data/Text.tsx
index f2ac0a31e1..cc36cb33dd 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/App/Singlestudy/explore/Debug/Data/Text.tsx
+++ b/webapp/src/components/App/Singlestudy/explore/Debug/Data/Text.tsx
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ function getSyntaxProps(data: string | string[]): SyntaxHighlighterProps {
   };
 }
 
-function Text({ studyId, filePath, filename, canEdit }: DataCompProps) {
+function Text({ studyId, filePath, filename }: DataCompProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const theme = useTheme();
 
@@ -115,20 +115,18 @@ function Text({ studyId, filePath, filename, canEdit }: DataCompProps) {
         <Flex>
           <Menubar>
             <Filename>{filename}</Filename>
-            {canEdit && (
-              <UploadFileButton
-                studyId={studyId}
-                path={filePath}
-                accept={{ "text/plain": [".txt"] }}
-                onUploadSuccessful={handleUploadSuccessful}
-              />
-            )}
+            <UploadFileButton
+              studyId={studyId}
+              path={filePath}
+              accept={{ "text/plain": [".txt"] }}
+              onUploadSuccessful={handleUploadSuccessful}
+            />
             <DownloadButton
               onClick={handleDownload}
               disabled={isEmptyContent(text)}
             />
           </Menubar>
-          {isEmptyContent(text) ? (
+          {isEmptyContent(text) ? ( // TODO: remove this when the files become editable
             <EmptyView icon={GridOffIcon} title={t("study.results.noData")} />
           ) : (
             <Box sx={{ overflow: "auto" }}>
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/App/Singlestudy/explore/Debug/Data/index.tsx b/webapp/src/components/App/Singlestudy/explore/Debug/Data/index.tsx
index de7e0ca24e..35e1994da9 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/App/Singlestudy/explore/Debug/Data/index.tsx
+++ b/webapp/src/components/App/Singlestudy/explore/Debug/Data/index.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import Text from "./Text";
 import Unsupported from "./Unsupported";
 import Matrix from "./Matrix";
 import Folder from "./Folder";
-import { canEditFile, type FileInfo, type FileType } from "../utils";
+import { type FileInfo, type FileType } from "../utils";
 import type { DataCompProps } from "../utils";
 import ViewWrapper from "../../../../../common/page/ViewWrapper";
 import type { StudyMetadata } from "../../../../../../common/types";
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ function Data({ study, setSelectedFile, reloadTreeData, ...fileInfo }: Props) {
       <DataViewer
         {...fileInfo}
         studyId={study.id}
-        canEdit={canEditFile(study, fileInfo.filePath)}
         setSelectedFile={setSelectedFile}
         reloadTreeData={reloadTreeData}
       />
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/App/Singlestudy/explore/Debug/utils.ts b/webapp/src/components/App/Singlestudy/explore/Debug/utils.ts
index f0e9c428b8..3884f08eea 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/App/Singlestudy/explore/Debug/utils.ts
+++ b/webapp/src/components/App/Singlestudy/explore/Debug/utils.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import FolderIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Folder";
 import DatasetIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Dataset";
 import { SvgIconComponent } from "@mui/icons-material";
 import * as RA from "ramda-adjunct";
-import type { StudyMetadata } from "../../../../../common/types";
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Types
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ export interface FileInfo {
 
 export interface DataCompProps extends FileInfo {
   studyId: string;
-  canEdit: boolean;
   setSelectedFile: (file: FileInfo) => void;
   reloadTreeData: () => void;
 }
@@ -59,7 +57,14 @@ const URL_SCHEMES = {
   FILE: "file://",
 } as const;
 
-const SUPPORTED_EXTENSIONS = [".txt", ".log", ".csv", ".tsv", ".ini"] as const;
+const SUPPORTED_EXTENSIONS = [
+  ".txt",
+  ".log",
+  ".csv",
+  ".tsv",
+  ".ini",
+  ".yml",
+] as const;
 
 // Maps file types to their corresponding icon components.
 const iconByFileType: Record<FileType, SvgIconComponent> = {
@@ -108,29 +113,22 @@ export function getFileType(treeData: TreeData): FileType {
     // All files except matrices and json-formatted content use this prefix
     // We filter to only allow extensions that can be properly displayed (.txt, .log, .csv, .tsv, .ini)
     // Other extensions (like .RDS or .xlsx) are marked as unsupported since they can't be shown in the UI
-    if (
-      treeData.startsWith(URL_SCHEMES.FILE) &&
+    return treeData.startsWith(URL_SCHEMES.FILE) &&
       SUPPORTED_EXTENSIONS.some((ext) => treeData.endsWith(ext))
-    ) {
-      return "text";
-    }
+      ? "text"
+      : "unsupported";
   }
 
-  return "unsupported";
+  return "text";
 }
 
 /**
- * Checks if a study's file can be edited.
+ * Checks if a path is protected from deletion
  *
- * @param study  - The study where the file is located.
- * @param filePath - The path of the file.
- * @returns True if the file can be edited, false otherwise.
+ * @param path - Path to check
+ * @returns Whether the path is protected
  */
-export function canEditFile(study: StudyMetadata, filePath: string): boolean {
-  return (
-    !study.archived &&
-    (filePath === "user" || filePath.startsWith("user/")) &&
-    // To remove when Xpansion tool configuration will be moved to "input/expansion" directory
-    !(filePath === "user/expansion" || filePath.startsWith("user/expansion/"))
-  );
+export function isProtected(path: string): boolean {
+  // user/expansion folder and its contents must not be deleted
+  return path === "user/expansion" || path.startsWith("user/expansion/");
 }