Start Kopia without connecting to Local storage

The simplest way is, imho, disconnect usb (non-local) respiratory as well as online ones (gdrive), connect to them when needed using external scripts or/and task scheduler/cron (some examples are here - What to do to mount/unmount drive before and after backup? - #8 by ZebCorp), and using KopiaUI only as stuff organizer (e.g adding files/rules etc.).