Does a water filter go bad if it isn't used for a couple of weeks? Especially when it had water still in it?

I just moved and couldn’t hook up my water filter to the new house’s faucet because I didn’t have the right adapter. I have now bought the adapter, and hooked it up. I’m just wondering, since I didn’t flush it prior to moving, it’s had water sitting in the chamber for a couple of weeks. Would that water, sitting over the charcoal and stuff int he filter, cause it to go bad, or even begin to spread bacteria?

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Are you using Brita or PUR's faucet filter? What do you think of them?

Seems they are just simply filters with active carbon and have little effect in removing bacteria and heavy metals. If a better effect faucet filter is available (but with a higher price point of course) would you go for it?

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