On the installation of Firefox security alert - can't fix

During the installation, I get this alert
"Could not initialize component of application security. The most likely cause is problems with the files in the directory of the profile of your application. Please check that this directory has no restriction of read/write and your hard disk is not full or close to full. It is recommended that you exit the application and correct the problem. If you continue to use this session, you may see incorrect application behavior when you access security features. I tried to check the directory and I can say that nothing is defined as read-only - if I'm a new MAC users, so not an expert. »

Not a MAC expert, although I checked all files in what I think is the right directory, none were read-only. Had an old version of FireFox installed at some point given, but deleted from the application directory.
Any suggestions?

You can use this button to go to the Firefox profile folder:

  • Help > troubleshooting information > profile directory: opens showing the file

Rename secmod.db (secmod.db.old) in the Firefox profile folder in case there is a problem with the file.

You may need to rename cert8.db (cert8.db.old) as well.

Firefox will create new files.

The cert8.db file stores the user certificate and intermediate certificates sent by Web sites, so if you have certificates you want to keep, then you can now export and import after removing cert8.db.

See:

  • Tools > Options > advanced > encryption: certificates: display certificates

If it works, then you can delete the renamed files or undo the changes if you want to revert the process.

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