Backup of downloadable content

Hello,
I made an in-app purchase which unlocks another episode of a game. However, the game downloads some extra stuff for this episode.
The downloadable content is shown as "Documents & Data", but iTunes/iCloud will not make a backup of it.
Because I'm computer savvy it's not a problem to make an intercepting proxy and make a backup by capturing the communication, but I believe there is a better way to do it.
iPad mini 2; iOS 8.1.1 (12B435)
Capacity: 12 GB
Available: 3.4 GB
App: Back to the Future: The Game (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/back-to-the-future-ep-1-hd/id419176153)
Documents & Data of this app: 166 MB
Backed by iTunes (whole iPad): 103 MB
Backed by iCloud (whole iPad): 110.7 MB
Backed by iCloud (just the game): 2.0 KB

I am surprised CCC is not working.. where are you backing up to?? If you try to use a USB drive plugged into the TC that is really poor.. you should backup to a USB drive plugged into one of the computers running ethernet to the TC. The reason is that all files must be copied to the computer and if you store the backup on the TC USB drive then you have to send it over the network back to the TC again.. that makes the backup slow. The job should also be timed for when people are not modifying files.
Just to also note.. you are using the TC as a NAS.. it is clearly NOT a NAS.. for a business.. go and buy a real NAS.. one that has RAID protection and built in backup. Synology is popular and known to work well with the Mac.. You simply plug it into the TC.. that gives wireless access. and then keep the TC for doing what it does well.. TM backups and use the proper NAS for what it is designed to do.. file serving.

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