Recover WhatsApp backup from broken Nexus 5X - Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey everyone,
My Nexus 5X fell and the screen is now fully shattered. When I transferred my SIM card to another phone and downloaded the WhatsApp backup, there was a problem in the process and several months went missing from the backup.
My idea was to access the Nexus 5X through a PC, find the local backup and transfer it to the new phone. However, because the screen in shattered, I cannot enable file transfer, and I cannot use methods that include USB Debugging (it is not enabled and I cannot enable it).
Is there still a way to transfer the file? Or, is there a way to enable USB Debugging without the screen?
Thanks in advance,
katzuv

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draxz said:
Hello everyone,
I just got my Note 2 three days back, I love the device and the OS.
I am running Mac OS 10.7.5 and I am unable to mount my phone to the mac, I have tried using android file transfer and it says cannot find device.
I tired both the MTP and PTP options and restarted multiple times, I have also tried Double Twist and the phone doesn't show up - though dropbox is able to recognize the device. I have tried Kies but its really show to recognize the phone and it takes ages to transfer.
How can I mount my phone on the mac so I can use the double twist interface or just drag and drop files to the phone.
I also have another questions on where the contacts, notes etc are getting backed up and how can I access them.
Thank you
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Go to settings and enable developer options and usb debugging too. It will help you to connect in mtp mode. For contacts you can use Google cloud or export them to your sd card like .vcf file. For notes backup you can use samsung cloud under settings. You can backup your messages , calender and s notes too.
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