how to install High Sierra and keep the HFS format (SSD drive)

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RAMd®d wrote:
I'm skipping High Sierra and eventually going to Mojave.

It will convert SSDs to APFS as well, I assume.

I've not paid enough attention to see the disadvantages of APFS, other then what's been noted in this thread.

Can't access APFS vols from a Mac running any OS prior to High Sierra and it messes up "AFP" Apple file sharing, forcing users to use (unreliable, slow, and prone to errors from Mac file-names) Windows SMB file sharing instead.