I can't get Firefox to work anymore due a profile issue

I get the following error msg, which prevents me from using Firefox when I open a tab. Afterwards Firefox just closes and sends en error msg, which I feel is going nowhere since I haven't been contacted. Overall I don't know how to fix the below problem for there are no instructions saying such.
"Could not initialize the application's security component. The most likely cause is problems with files in your application's profile directory. Please check that this directory has no read/write restrictions and your hard disk is not full or close to full. It is recommended that you exit the application and fix the problem. If you continue to use this session, you might see incorrect application behaviour when accessing security features."

I get the following error msg, which prevents me from using Firefox when I open a tab. Afterwards Firefox just closes and sends en error msg, which I feel is going nowhere since I haven't been contacted. Overall I don't know how to fix the below problem for there are no instructions saying such.
"Could not initialize the application's security component. The most likely cause is problems with files in your application's profile directory. Please check that this directory has no read/write restrictions and your hard disk is not full or close to full. It is recommended that you exit the application and fix the problem. If you continue to use this session, you might see incorrect application behaviour when accessing security features."

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