diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index 55b0ea8e4..5ad042418 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ importFrom(storr,storr_environment)
 importFrom(storr,storr_rds)
 importFrom(utils,compareVersion)
 importFrom(utils,head)
+importFrom(utils,menu)
 importFrom(utils,packageVersion)
 importFrom(utils,read.csv)
 importFrom(utils,sessionInfo)
diff --git a/R/api-make.R b/R/api-make.R
index 71a151ff9..fd1d15054 100644
--- a/R/api-make.R
+++ b/R/api-make.R
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
 #'   [drake_plan()],
 #'   [drake_config()],
 #'   [vis_drake_graph()],
-#'   [outdated()],
-#'   [triggers()]
+#'   [outdated()]
 #' @export
 #' @return nothing
 #' @inheritParams drake_config
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ make <- function(
   cpu = Inf,
   elapsed = Inf,
   retries = 0,
-  force = FALSE,
+  force = NULL,
   graph = NULL,
   trigger = drake::trigger(),
   skip_imports = FALSE,
@@ -151,6 +150,16 @@ make <- function(
   if (!config$skip_imports) {
     process_imports(config)
   }
+  if (is.character(config$parallelism)) {
+    config$schedule <- pretrim_schedule(config)
+  }
+  abort <- FALSE
+  if (check_intv_make(config)) {
+    abort <- abort_intv_make(config) # nocov
+  }
+  if (abort) {
+    return(invisible()) # nocov
+  }
   if (!config$skip_targets) {
     process_targets(config)
   }
diff --git a/R/api-package.R b/R/api-package.R
index 7b6589921..f354850f7 100644
--- a/R/api-package.R
+++ b/R/api-package.R
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@
 #' @importFrom methods new setRefClass
 #' @importFrom rlang enquo eval_tidy expr quo_squash quos
 #' @importFrom storr storr_environment storr_rds
-#' @importFrom utils compareVersion head packageVersion
+#' @importFrom utils compareVersion head menu packageVersion
 #'   read.csv sessionInfo stack type.convert unzip write.table
 NULL
diff --git a/R/exec-backend.R b/R/exec-backend.R
index 09f2dfd4f..b8b62de9c 100644
--- a/R/exec-backend.R
+++ b/R/exec-backend.R
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ run_native_backend <- function(config) {
     config$parallelism,
     c("loop", "clustermq", "future")
   )
-  config$schedule <- pretrim_schedule(config)
   if (igraph::gorder(config$schedule)) {
     get(
       paste0("backend_", parallelism),
diff --git a/R/exec-session.R b/R/exec-session.R
index 809e7b2f9..4ed96378b 100644
--- a/R/exec-session.R
+++ b/R/exec-session.R
@@ -83,3 +83,26 @@ conclude_session <- function(config) {
   console_final_notes(config)
   invisible()
 }
+
+check_intv_make <- function(config) {
+  force_intv <- config$force %||%
+    getOption("drake_force_interactive") %||%
+    FALSE
+  interactive() &&
+    igraph::gorder(config$schedule) &&
+    !identical(force_intv, TRUE)
+}
+
+abort_intv_make <- function(config) {
+  # nocov start
+  title <- paste(
+    paste(igraph::gorder(config$schedule), "outdated targets:"),
+    multiline_message(igraph::V(config$schedule)$name),
+    "\nReally run make() in interactive mode?",
+    "Considerations: https://github.com/ropensci/drake/issues/761",
+    sep = "\n"
+  )
+  out <- utils::menu(choices = c("yes", "no"), title = title)
+  identical(as.integer(out), 2L)
+  # nocov end
+}
diff --git a/R/preprocess-config.R b/R/preprocess-config.R
index e8ddd8ff9..a4e8933f6 100644
--- a/R/preprocess-config.R
+++ b/R/preprocess-config.R
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ drake_config <- function(
   cpu = Inf,
   elapsed = Inf,
   retries = 0,
-  force = FALSE,
+  force = NULL,
   log_progress = FALSE,
   graph = NULL,
   trigger = drake::trigger(),
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ drake_config <- function(
       console_log_file = console_log_file
     )
   }
-  if (force) {
+  if (force %||% FALSE) {
     drake_set_session_info(cache = cache, full = session_info)
   }
   seed <- choose_seed(supplied = seed, cache = cache)
@@ -632,7 +632,8 @@ drake_config <- function(
     template = template,
     sleep = sleep,
     hasty_build = hasty_build,
-    lock_envir = lock_envir
+    lock_envir = lock_envir,
+    force = force
   )
   out <- enforce_compatible_config(out)
   config_checks(out)
diff --git a/R/vis-color.R b/R/vis-color.R
index e53317234..32c9883f2 100644
--- a/R/vis-color.R
+++ b/R/vis-color.R
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ colors <- c(
   launch = "#ff9933",
   load = "#ff9933",
   unload = "#ff7221",
+  interactive = "#ff7221",
   trigger = "maroon",
   skip = "skyblue1",
   store = "skyblue1",
diff --git a/R/vis-console.R b/R/vis-console.R
index 20f9cc616..3319618a0 100644
--- a/R/vis-console.R
+++ b/R/vis-console.R
@@ -123,7 +123,25 @@ console_up_to_date <- function(config) {
   }
 }
 
+console_interactive <- function(config) {
+  if (!interactive()) {
+    return()
+  }
+  # nocov start
+  msg <- paste0(
+    "make() in interactive mode requires extra care:\n",
+    "https://github.com/ropensci/drake/issues/761"
+  )
+  out <- color(msg, colors["interactive"])
+  drake_message(out, config = config)
+  # nocov end
+}
+
 console_final_notes <- function(config) {
+  if (config$verbose < 1L) {
+    return()
+  }
+  console_interactive(config)
   if (config$verbose < 2L) {
     return()
   }
diff --git a/man/drake_config.Rd b/man/drake_config.Rd
index aa7f670d7..f41aca6ed 100644
--- a/man/drake_config.Rd
+++ b/man/drake_config.Rd
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ drake_config(plan, targets = NULL, envir = parent.frame(),
   packages = rev(.packages()), lib_loc = NULL,
   prework = character(0), prepend = NULL, command = NULL,
   args = NULL, recipe_command = NULL, timeout = NULL, cpu = Inf,
-  elapsed = Inf, retries = 0, force = FALSE, log_progress = FALSE,
+  elapsed = Inf, retries = 0, force = NULL, log_progress = FALSE,
   graph = NULL, trigger = drake::trigger(), skip_targets = FALSE,
   skip_imports = FALSE, skip_safety_checks = FALSE,
   lazy_load = "eager", session_info = TRUE, cache_log_file = NULL,
diff --git a/man/make.Rd b/man/make.Rd
index 39224759a..1f611b16c 100644
--- a/man/make.Rd
+++ b/man/make.Rd
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ make(plan, targets = NULL, envir = parent.frame(), verbose = 1L,
   prework = character(0), prepend = NULL, command = NULL,
   args = NULL, recipe_command = NULL, log_progress = TRUE,
   skip_targets = FALSE, timeout = NULL, cpu = Inf, elapsed = Inf,
-  retries = 0, force = FALSE, graph = NULL,
+  retries = 0, force = NULL, graph = NULL,
   trigger = drake::trigger(), skip_imports = FALSE,
   skip_safety_checks = FALSE, config = NULL, lazy_load = "eager",
   session_info = TRUE, cache_log_file = NULL, seed = NULL,
@@ -455,6 +455,5 @@ clean() # Start from scratch next time around.
 \code{\link[=drake_plan]{drake_plan()}},
 \code{\link[=drake_config]{drake_config()}},
 \code{\link[=vis_drake_graph]{vis_drake_graph()}},
-\code{\link[=outdated]{outdated()}},
-\code{\link[=triggers]{triggers()}}
+\code{\link[=outdated]{outdated()}}
 }
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-always-skipped.R b/tests/testthat/test-always-skipped.R
index 20660f0e2..f1e6b4f70 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-always-skipped.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-always-skipped.R
@@ -81,4 +81,41 @@ test_with_dir("forks + lock_envir = informative error msg", {
   )
 })
 
+test_with_dir("make() in interactive mode", {
+  # Must run this test in an interactive session.
+  # Cannot be fully automated like the other tests.
+  load_mtcars_example()
+  config <- drake_config(my_plan)
+  make(my_plan) # Select 2.
+  expect_equal(cached(), character(0))
+  expect_equal(sort(outdated(config)), sort(my_plan$target))
+  expect_equal(sort(justbuilt(config)), character(0))
+  make(my_plan, console_log_file = "log.txt") # Select 1.
+  expect_equal(cached(), sort(my_plan$target))
+  expect_equal(sort(outdated(config)), character(0))
+  expect_equal(sort(justbuilt(config)), sort(my_plan$target))
+  lines <- readLines("log.txt")
+  expect_true(any(grepl("interactive", lines)))
+  expect_false(any(grepl("up to date", lines)))
+  make(my_plan, console_log_file = "log.txt") # No menu.
+  expect_equal(cached(), sort(my_plan$target))
+  expect_equal(sort(outdated(config)), character(0))
+  expect_equal(sort(justbuilt(config)), character(0))
+  lines <- readLines("log.txt")
+  expect_true(any(grepl("interactive", lines)))
+  expect_true(any(grepl("up to date", lines)))
+  clean()
+  make(my_plan, force = TRUE) # No menu.
+  expect_equal(sort(outdated(config)), character(0))
+  expect_equal(sort(justbuilt(config)), sort(my_plan$target))
+  clean()
+  options(drake_force_interactive = TRUE)
+  make(my_plan, force = FALSE) # Select 2.
+  expect_equal(sort(outdated(config)), sort(my_plan$target))
+  expect_equal(sort(justbuilt(config)), character(0))
+  make(my_plan) # No menu.
+  expect_equal(sort(outdated(config)), character(0))
+  expect_equal(sort(justbuilt(config)), sort(my_plan$target))
+})
+
 }